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How swine viruses spread
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How swine viruses spread: Delving into airborne transmission

“We know that vaccinating can decrease the amount of viruses in the air, so vaccination is a good mechanism to prevent airborne transmission” Swine veterinary consultant Dr. Carmen Alonso in Spain picks out lessons from her detailed studies of air samples inside and outside farms suffering an outbreak of PRRS, influenza A or porcine epidemic diarrhoea --- as well as poultry sites with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Professor Segalés shares
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PCV3: Emerging pathogen or incidental finding?

“Our recent work demonstrated the presence of the PCV-3 genome within mild-to moderate histological lesions of aborted fetuses.

Dr. Mike Murtaugh discusses
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Do PCV2-a based vaccines cross protect?

In this video Dr. Mike Murtaugh discusses vaccine cross-protection on various PCV2 strains: PCV2a, PCV2b & PCV2d. He also talks about the outbreaks of PCVAD and how correct usage of the vaccine is key.

Update on Porcine Circovirus diseases
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Update on Porcine Circovirus diseases

Prof Joaquim Segalés and Dr Oliver Duran Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) was initially detected in the late 1990s in North America and Europe associated with a post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in pigs. 

Why does a pig cough
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Why does a pig cough?

Greg Stevenson

SENSITIVE PIGLET’S INTESTINES
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SENSITIVE PIGLET’S INTESTINES

Development of the piglet’s intestines:

Massive weight-increase during the first hours following colostrum-intake

The piglet’s intestines are still not fully matured yet

High nutrient demand for fast growing intestines

LIGHT-WEIGHT PIGLETS – HYPOTHERMIA LOOMING
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LIGHT-WEIGHT PIGLETS – HYPOTHERMIA LOOMING

Because hypothermic pigs

require more time after birth to ingest adequate colostrum

generally ingest less colostrum

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NORMAL UNPROBLEMATIC BIRTH – STRONG ACTIVE PIGLETS

Reduced farrowing times with uterotonic, Vetrabutin

Different super script means statistically significant differences (Source: D. Mota Rojas et al., 2005)

EXCESSIVE INTRA-UTERINE PRESSURE DURING BIRTH
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EXCESSIVE INTRA-UTERINE PRESSURE DURING BIRTH

Signs of excessive intra-uterine pressure during birth:

Slow start of breathing in newborn piglets

Ruptured, profusely bleeding umbilical cords at birth

Strangulation of the piglets by the umbilical cord

Uterine spasm, retarded birth

STRONG ACTIVE PIGLETS VERSUS INTRA-UTERINE GROWTH-RATE RESTRICTED (IUGR)-PIGLETS
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STRONG ACTIVE PIGLETS VERSUS INTRA-UTERINE GROWTH-RATE RESTRICTED (IUGR)-PIGLETS

A typical situation: farrowing was planned for the Thursday but many sows have already farrowed by Tuesday. Weak piglets lead to low milk-release of the sow.