Mycoplasma

The disease: Porcine enzootic pneumonia, caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting swine production today. It can affect pigs of all ages, but infection and clinical disease normally occur during the finishing phase.

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ARE THE PIGS LYING IN THE CORRECT WAY?
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ARE THE PIGS LYING IN THE CORRECT WAY?

  • 5 minutes

Both groups of pigs have been treated. The red stripe on each piglet indicates that every piglet has been treated. Do you recognize specific signs?

THIS IS WHAT THE SOW CAN DELIVER
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THIS IS WHAT THE SOW CAN DELIVER

  • 5 minutes

Up to 40 milking bouts per day!

Natural protective agents in the sow’s mature milk are active in the piglet’s intestines.

• No milk-no protective agents!
►pathogens readily multiply in the intestines

• Hourly milk-take
is a prerequisite for a healthy gut and a healthy piglet

BACTERIOLOGICAL PROTECTION – ALSO A MATTER OF BALANCE
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BACTERIOLOGICAL PROTECTION – ALSO A MATTER OF BALANCE

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Reinstate balance by:

Reducing the risk of infection caused by stress such as regrouping/moving

Securing colostrum-intake

Applying alternatives to antibiotics:
PRRS-vaccination of suckling pigs protects their immune cells

→ The reduction of bacterial load brings balance and better health