Week of 29-Jan-2025
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Rectal prolapse is quite common in pigs. There are several causes such as diarrhea, respiratory disease causing abdominal pressure, cold houses, slippery floors, overstocking in pens and anal penetration.
Treatment is by finding the cause and fixing it.
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Week of 22-Jan-2025
Pigs around 15 weeks old develop purple patches over the hindquarters extending to all over the body. Mortality is high. What is the cause of this lesion?
Week of 15-Jan-2025
Small intestine opened during a routine check in the slaughterhouse: what can we see?
Week of 08-Jan-2025
There is an increase of regular and irregular returns in the breeding herd accompanied by abortions, stillborns and mummified piglets. All parities are affected. What is the cause of abortion in this picture?
Week of 24-Dec-2024
There is scour, ill thrift and high mortality during the first 4 weeks post-weaning. All post-mortemed pigs had the same gross lesions, as the one seen in the picture. What is the most likely cause of this lesion?