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Haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (HEV) infection, or vomiting and wasting disease, affects young pigs. Affected pigs show depression and nervous symptoms, vomit, waste and many die. Cats, rats, mice and birds do not harbour the virus, and pigs are the only naturally susceptible species common in Australia. The disease was first detected in Canada in . . . → Read More: Vomiting and Wasting Disease in Pigs. General information. Pleuropneumonia in pigs has emerged as a major disease in the Australian pig industry. The chronic form of the disease has been estimated to cost $64 per sow a year without medication costs. The disease is caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. This organism exists in a number of different types, with . . . → Read More: Pleuropneumonia in Pigs. There are many piggeries that have less than adequate ventilation, especially during summer. This could be due to the building being too wide or insufficient spacing between buildings. Poly-ducted ventilation is a relatively inexpensive way to significantly improve airflow and can be combined with spray cooling for greater impact. About poly-ducted ventilation. You can . . . → Read More: Polythene-ducted Ventilation in Piggeries. Sarcoptidae Sarcoptes Mite General information.
This disease is also known as pig mange or scabies. It is widespread in Australia but can be treated and controlled. Porcine sarcoptic mange substantially reduces the performance of infected pigs. Growth rates can be reduced by up to 12%. Feed conversion is reduced and mange . . . → Read More: Porcine Sarcoptic Mange. General information. Porcine parvovirus (PPV) infection is not a common cause of reproductive failure in breeding pigs throughout Australia as most pork producers now vaccinate for this disease. It is a complicated disease and well researched. A commercial vaccine is available to prevent PPV. How porcine parvovirus causes disease. Porcine parvovirus is probably present . . . → Read More: Porcine Parvovirus in Piggeries. General information. Piglet scours is estimated to cost the Australian pig industry more than $7 million each year. The incidence and type of scours, health costs and recovery rate determine the extent of this loss in individual piggeries. Scours (diarrhoea) is the excretion of faeces containing excess fluid. Depending on the cause of the . . . → Read More: Piglet Scours. |
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