The Pig Journal index 1976-1989

Volume 1 1976: Proceedings of the Pig Veterinary Society
(published 1977)

1. Manual Techniques of Pregnancy Diagnosis. 1

M.J. MEREDITH     [reproduction, sows]

2. Genetic Causes of Reproductive Problems of Embryonic Death. 5

F.K. DEEBLE     [reproduction, fertility, sows, piglets, mortality]

3. Nutritional Problems and Sow Reproduction. 7

P.H. BROOKS     [nutrition]

4. Factors Influencing Ovulation, Sperm Transport and the Normality of

Fertilisation in Pigs. 29

R.H.F. HUNTER     [reproduction, fertility]

5. The Housing of Breeding Pigs - Weaning to Early Pregnancy. 33

S.H. BAXTER     [reproduction, sows]

6. Reproduction on the Farm - Management. 45

A. SIMMERS     [sows]

7. Reproduction on the Farm - Veterinary Aspects. 49

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [sows, disorders]

8. Seasonal Reproductive Inefficiency. 55

M.G. STORK     [reproduction, environment, fertility]

9. Pig Artificial Insemination and its Future. 67

H.C.B. REED     [A.I.]

10. Maximising Reproduction in Pigs. 76

H.E. NIELSEN and V. DANIELSEN     [fertility, sows, production]

11. Observations on Injuries to Suckled Pigs Confined on Perforated Floors;

with special reference to Expanded Metal (2073F). 91

W.J. SMITH and C.D. MITCHELL     [injury, piglets]

12. Management and Husbandry Problems in Weaner Production. 105

P.R. ENGLISH     [weaners]

13. Swine Dysentery Field Problems Treatment and Control. 121

D.J. TAYLOR     [disease, drug therapy]

14. Rhinitis - Identification and Control. 127

C.W. MACLEAN     [disease, health, laboratory]

PART 1. Diseases of Muscle and Laboratory Diagnosis.

1. An Approach to Muscle Pathology. 1

R. BRADLEY     [disease, stress]

2. Acute Stress Deaths in Pigs and Meat Quality. 9

W.M. ALLEN     [death]

3. Blood Sampling Pigs from the Jugular Vein. 17

R.G.A. DOUGLAS     [laboratory]

4. Post Mortem Technique for the Pig. 19

G.A.H. WELLS     [laboratory]

5. Microbiological Examination of Samples taken from the Pig. 27

D.J. TAYLOR     [disease, diagnosis, bacteriology, laboratory]

6. Hormonal Influences on the Growth, Metabolism and Body

Composition of Pigs. 36

D. LISTER     [meat, production, growth promotion, hormones]

Short Clinical Communications:

7. Gastric Torsion in Sows. 47

P.J. CROSSMAN     [disorders, digestion]

8. Examination of Lungs for Surfactants: with Possible Reference to

the Newborn Pig. 51

A.E. WRATHALL and J.T. DONE     [piglets, respiration, lung surfactants]

9. A Simple Case of Multiple Aetiology: Bowel Oedema/Post-Weaning

Scour. 55

M.R. HILL     [disease, infection, feed additives, escherichia, weaners, E. coli,

weaners, medication]

PART 2. The Economics of the Pig Industry.

1. Financing the Pig Industry of the Future. 59

ROBERT BRUCE     [finance, management, cost]

2. The Cost of Establishing a 250 Sow Unit. 69

J.K. ELLIOT     [sows, costs]

3. The Economics of Different Systems of Pig Husbandry. 73

AMBROSE LANDON     [management, cost]

4. The Economics of Pig Disease: The Cost of Disease to the

Pig Industry. 83

V.H. BEYNON

5. The Economics of Pig Disease: The Cost to the Meat Processor. 93

W.S. BOLITHO

6. The Economics of Pig Disease: A Method of Calculating

the On Farm Cost. 100

R.J. GOVIER     [production]

7. The Economics of Pig Disease : The Veterinary Surgeonís

Angle. 113

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [veterinarian]

PART 1. First Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture:

Veterinary Services to Intensive Pig Production in England. 1

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [economics, disease, prevention, veterinarian, health]

PART 2. The Movement of Pigs.

1. Pig Movement: Health and Control in a Breeding Pyramid. 21

T.J.L. ALEXANDER     [disease, prevention, transport]

2. Pig Movement: The Problems of Purchase, Arrival and Integration. 29

T.W. HEARD     [transport, disease, quarantine, health]

3. Problems Associated with the Movement and Marketing of Weaners. 37

J.R. WALTERS     [transport, disease]

4. Genetic Movement and Health. 45

H.C.B. REED     [transport, genetics]

5. Is Genetic Movement Worthwhile? 57

M. BICHARD     [genetics, transport]

6. Movement and Management of Men, Materials, Manure and Pigs. 67

T. MAXFIELD     [transport, man]

7. Transportation of Pigs: Farm to Factory. 81

W.A. CLARKE     [transport, abattoir]

8. Transportation of Pigs and the Law. 85

G.B. TAYLOR     [transport, legislation]

9. Breeding Stock Movement: A Transport Managerís Viewpoint. 91

H. STORR

10. The Export of Pigs : A MAFF Officerís Viewpoint. 95

J.G. WATSON     [legislation]

11. The Export of Pigs: A Practitionerís Viewpoint. 101

R.G.A. DOUGLAS     [export, veterinarian]

12. The Export of Pigs : A Breederís Viewpoint. 109

D.G.N. CURTIS     [breeding]

Short Clinica! Ccmmunications

13. Aujeszkyís Disease. 113

M.A. JONES     [disease]

14. The Increased Incidence of Stillborn Piglets Associated with High

Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Levels. 117

E.N. WOOD     [poisons, stillbirth, death, pollution]

15. Priorities for Pig Research: The Results of the Second Pig

Veterinary Society Questionnaire. 119

R.H.C. PENNY and J.C. PENNY     [disease, piglets, rhinitis]

Pigmeet by the Bard of Langford vii

PART 1. The Alimentary Tract and Enteric Disease.

1. The Function of the Pigís Gastrointestinal Tract. 1

V. RAYNER     [digestion, physiology, alimentary]

2. The Gross Pathology of Common Alimentary Disorders of the Pig. 11

J.R. BAKER     [diagnosis, digestion]

3. Laboratory Diagnosis of Enteric Disease of Pigs. 17

J.R. SIMMONS     [enteritis]

4. Performance and Environmental Benefits Relating to Prophylactic

Control of Post Weaning Enteritis in the Pig through Intestinal

Surface Immunity. 23

P. PORTER     [disease, feed additives, escherichia, E. coli, medication]

5. The Role of Maternal Immunity in Neonatal Protection Against

Enteric Diseases. 31

J.W. CHIDLOW     [piglets, newborn, sows, escherichia, disease, E. coli]

6. Enteric Disease, Treatment and Vaccination. 41

W.A. NOBLE     [piglets, escherichia, enteritis, vaccine, medication, E. coli]

7. Enteric Disease - Putting it all together! 45

J.G. OLDHAM     [disease, enteritis]

8. The Place of Growth Promoters in Pig Production. 49

J.R. WALTON     [hormones, medication]

Short clinical communications.

9. The Government Pig Health Scheme. 55

C.N. SAUNDERS     [legislation]

10. Urinary Obstruction in Weaned Piglets Leading to Increased Mortality. 57

W.W. SIM     [disease ]

11. Problems Associated with Intraperitoneal Metomidate in the Pig. 61

M.J. MEREDITH and P. LEES     [anaesthetics, veterinary practice, veterinarian, toxicity]

12. The Development and Use of a Computer Programme to Analyse

Breeding Records in Pig Herds. 65

T.A. PEPPER     [performance]

13. Liverpool Pig Recording Scheme. 69

J.R. WALTON     [management]

14. Management Factors Related to Induced Farrowing. 71

D. HAMMOND     [sows, medication]

PART 2. Animal Housing-Injuries due to Floor Surfaces.

1. Genetical, Physiological and Anatomical Factors of Baby Pigs

Contributing to Foot and Limb Disorders and Other Injuries

Attributable to Floors. 77

G.A.H. WELLS     [housing, floors, injury, piglets]

2. Genetical, Physiological and Anatomical Factors contributing to

Foot and Limb Disorders in Growing and Adult Pigs Including a

Statistical Review of Foot and Limb Disorders in Pigs Attributable

to Floors. 85

R.H.C. PENNY     [housing, injury, growers]

3. Foot and Limb Disorders in Baby Piglets. 97

W.J. SMITH     [housing, floors, injury]

PART 1. Diseases in the European Economic Community.

1. The Current Policy on Live Pigs and Fresh Cured Meat Products

in Great Britain. 1

W.H.G. REES     [legislation, trade, disease, prevention, EEC, European]

2. Problems of Negotiation in Brussels on Animal Health Matters. 9

L.S. GREEN     [EEC, European, disease, prevention, trade, control, swine fever]

3. Factors Affecting the Structure of the U.K. Pig Industry. 13

D.H. SMITH     [EEC, UK, trade]

4. Factors Affecting the Growth, Viability and Competitiveness of

the U.K. and Dutch Pig Processing Industries and their

Inter-relationship. 23

P. CLARKE     [EEC, UK, Holland, trade]

5. African Swine Fever. 31

P.J. WILKINSON     [disease, epidemiology, trade, control, EEC]

6. Brucella suis Infection in Pigs. 35

W.J. BRINLEY MORGAN     [disease, public health, epidemiology, brucellosis, zoonoses, EEC]

7. Epidemiology of Disease and the Effects of Increasing Size of the

E.E.C.: Swine Fever. 41

P.R. ELLIS     [EEC, European, prevention, economics]

8. The Effects of an Expanding E.E.C. on the Epidemiology of

Swine Vesicular Disease. 45

J.A. MANN     [European, economics, trade, EEC, ]

9. Foot and Mouth Disease. Epidemiology of the Disease and

Implications for the U.K. of an Increase in Trade of

Animals and Animal Products within the E.E.C. 49

A.I. DONALDSON     [EEC, UK, European]

10. Aujeszkyís Disease in the Netherlands. 59

J.P.W.M. AKKERMANS     [EEC, European, economics, epidemiology, prevention]

11. The Dropping of a U.K. Fresh Meat Ban, and Free Trade in Live

Animals Present a Threat to the Health and Profitability

of the U.K. Pig Industry. 69

K. ROBERTS     [EEC, disease, prevention, European]

12. The Dropping of the U.K. Ban on Fresh Pig Meat and Live

Animals Does Not Present a Threat to the Health of the

U.K. Pig Industry. 75

J. JANSSEN     [EEC, disease, prevention, European]

PART 2. Animal Housing: Injuries due to Floor Surfaces.

1. The Effects of Environmental Factors, Floor Design and

Materials on Performance and on Foot and Limb

Disorders in Growing and Adult Pigs. 85

A.H. JENSEN     [floors, environment, building, injury]

2. Housing and its Effect on Feet and Leg Problems. 95

R.D. FRITSCHEN     [building, floors, foot, injury]

3. The Mechanical Properties and Qualities of Floors for Pigs

Relation to Limb Disorders. 99

A.B. KOVACS and G.Y. BEER     [foot, injury]

4. The Measurement of Surface Texture. 105

D. MITCHELL     [floors, recording]

5. Some Thoughts on the Use of Special Materials and Finishes for

Floor Surfaces in Animal Housing. 115

J.D.N. SHAW     [floors, environment]

6. A Suggestion for a Ranked Classification of Livestock Buildings

Based on the Conductive Heat Loss from Recumbent Animals. 123

J.M. BRUCE     [building, environment]

PART 1.

1. Problems of Disease Control in Large Intensive Units. 1

W.J. SMITH     [husbandry, economics, management, health]

2. Pig Identification. 14

N.G. KINGSTON     [recording]

3. Aids to Pig Health and Production Recording. 21

G. DAVIES     [computers]

4. The Collection and Use of Data on a Pig Farm. 23

J.R. WALTON, J.W. MARTIN, W.R. WARD     [data collection, computers, production]

5. The Use of Computers. 29

C.T. WHITTEMORE

6. The Use of Flexipig: A Compounderís View. 40

P. TOPLIS     [computers, feeding]

7. Abattoir Surveillance in Denmark. 43

P. WILLEBERG     [disease, meat, inspection, data collection, abattoirs, recording]

Appendix 1. 55

Appendix 2. 56

8. Observations on the Use of a Computer Program for Analysing

Pig Breeding and Performance Records. 57

T. A. PEPPER     [management, data processing, production, computers]

9. Computerized Health Monitoring in Swine Health Management. 64

M.R. WILSON, I. McMILLAN and S.S. SWAMINATHAN     [data processing, computers, production, breeding]

10. Gastric Distension and Torsion and Other Causes of

Death in Sows. 72

W. R. WARD and J. R. WALTON     [disease, disorders, digestion, gastric torsion]

11. Side Effects of Azaperone Injection in Young Boars. 75

A.H. DARNELEY     [sedation, azaperone]

12. Ultrasonic Backfat Measurement of Sows as an Aid to

Improved Reproductive Performance. 77

A. H. DARNELEY     [reproduction]

13. A Severe Navel Bleeding Problem. 86

D.S. JENNINGS, T.J.L. ALEXANDER     [piglets, newborn, disorders]

14. Atypical Oedema Disease. 89

D.W. FORSYTH     [E. coli, escherichia]

15. Field Experiences with Gletvax K88 E. coli Vaccine. 91

J. SCARNELL     [escherichia, piglets, disease, infection, E. coli]

16. Swine Vesicular Disease. 98

W.A. WATSON     [disease, health]

PART 3.

1. Porcine Pneumonia. Its Differential Diagnosis and the Control

of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Infection. 103

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [disease, health, laboratory]

2. The Government Pig Health Scheme. 121

MAFF Information Paper.     [disease, prevention, veterinarian]

3. Ovarian Changes in the Pig during the Oestrous Cycle. 126     [sows]

PART 1. Symposium ëThe Weaned Pig.í

1. The Economics of Weaning Pigs at Different Ages.

J. GADD 1     [piglets, weaners]

2. Housing the Weaned Pig.

G. BRENT 12     [weaners, building]

3. Weaner Accommodation at Terrington E.H.F.

A. LIGHTFOOT 18     [weaners, building]

4. Digestion in the Pig.

D.E. KIDDER 22     [feed, nutrition]

5. Intestinal Pathology.

A.C. ROWLAND 27     [disease, alimentary]

6. Establishing the Early Weaned Pig.

P.R. ENGLISH 29     [weaners, environment, management]

7. Recent Developments in Weaning at Birth.

V.R. FOWLER and M.A. VARLEY 38     [weaners, piglets, management]

8. Behavioural Vices in Young Pigs.

L. E. JEPPESEN 43     [piglets, behaviour]

9. Parasitism in the Young Pig.

R.J. THOMAS 54     [disease, piglets, weaners, parasites]

10. The Adenomatosis Complex.

A.C. ROWLAND 59     [disease, alimentary, pathology]

11. Intestinal Adenomatosis.

D.S. JENNINGS 61     [disease, alimentary]

12. The Occurrence of Unthriftiness in Piglets Post-weaning.

G.H. JACKSON and J.R. BAKER 63     [weaners, health, nutrition, disease, growth, disorders]

13. Rectal Prolapse in Swine.

W.J. SMITH 69     [disorders, disease, piglets]

14. Observations on Some Diseases of the Weaned Pig from an Irish

Veterinarianís Viewpoint.

D.R. MILLS 73     [disease, veterinarian, weaner]

PART 2. Short Clinical Communications.

15. Possible Toxicity in Boars after Worming.

R.H.C. PENNY and L.P. LLOYD-EVANS 74     [drug toxicity, medication, parasites]

16. Oral Rehydration in Diarrhoea caused by E. coli and Rotavirus in the Pig.

R.J. BYWATER 77     [piglets, disease, escherichia, enteritis]

17. Swine Vesicular Disease Outbreaks in Great Britain - Further Information.

J.G. WATSON 80     [disease, UK]

18. Problems Encountered with Swine Erysipelas Vaccination.

J.B. TASKER 82     [disease, vaccine]

PART 3. The Sixth International Pig Veterinary Society Congress 1980

Copenhagen: A Report. 89     [IPVS, health, disease, medication]

PART 1 The 4th Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture May 1981.

1. Preparing for Swine Practice for the 1980s. 1

A.D. LEMAN     [veterinarian, health, management]

PART 2 Symposium Aspects of Pig behaviour and Productivity.

2. Studies of Streptococcus suis type 2 Infection. 8

F.A. CLIFTON-HADLEY and T. J.L. ALEXANDER     [disease, drug therapy, epidemiology, medication]

3. A Comparison of Different Systems of Sow Housing and Management. 18

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [husbandry, welfare, floors, disease, sows]

4. Promotion of Positive Health. 29

R. MOSS     [management]

5. Using Pig Behaviour to Advantage. 32

G. van PUTTEN     [husbandry, transport, stress, production, housing, management]

6. The Public and the Intensive Farm. 38

R.M. STAVELEY     [environment, management, consumers, welfare]

Short Clinical Communications.

7. Coccidial Infection in Unweaned Piglets. 42

L. ROBERTS and E.J. WALKER     [disease, drug therapy, newborn, medication, coccidia]

8. Aujeszkyís Disease. 44

J.B. McFERRAN     [vaccination, vaccine]

PART 3. Pig Veterinary Society Teach-in 1981.

9. Clinical Techniques for the Examination of Infertile Sows. 49

M.J. MEREDITH     [disease, diagnosis, fertility, laboratory]

10. The Problem of Low Litter Size. 54

N. G. KINGSTON     [disorder, reproduction]

11. Herd Monitoring for Disease: Field Experiences. 65

R.F.W. GOODWIN     [rhinitis, Aujeszkyís, diagnosis, laboratory, recording]

12. Swill Plants. 72

J. SULLIVAN     [feeding, health, hygiene, disease]

13. The Establishment of a New Nucleus Herd by Medicated

Early Weaning. 74

T.J.L. ALEXANDER, G.I. BOON and K. THORNTON     [disease, prevention, husbandry, piglets, health, management, weaners]

14. Are Computers of Value? 82

W. MILLER     [computer, management]

15. Veterinary Investigation Service Annual Reports on Pigs. 84

C.N. SAUNDERS     [Aujeszkyís, disease, piglets, meningitis, poisoning, health]

PART 4. Miscellaneous Papers.

16. Some Problems Encountered in Intensive Pig Keeping Systems. 90

ANNE JONES     [housing, disease, prevention, floors, husbandry, behaviour, welfare]

17. Physiopathology of Enteric Disease. 100

R.J. BYWATER     [escherichia, immunity, E. coli, enteritis, pathology]

18. Injuries Caused by Flooring: A Survey in Pig Health Scheme Herds. 119

MAFF     [floors, housing, husbandry, disease, injury]

PART 1. Respiratory Disease.

1. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Porcine Respiratory Tract. 1

S.H. DONE     [respiration, disease]

2. Respiratory Defence in the Pig. 17

F.J. BOURNE and F.G.R. TAYLOR     [respiration, disease, immunity]

3. The Influence of Buildings on Respiratory Disease. 24

J.E. OWEN     [housing, respiration, disease]

4. The Influence of Feed and Feed Delivery Systems on

Respiratory Disease. 36

M.M. STRANG     [housing, husbandry, respiration, feeding, management]

5. Infectious Agents Associated with Porcine Respiratory Diseases. 47

P. WHITTLESTONE     [respiration, disease, bacteria, virus, parasites]

6. The Value of Vaccinating Pigs with Bordetella bronchiseptica. 61

C.J. GILES and I.M. SMITH     [vaccination, disease, rhinitis, vaccine, bordetella]

7. Principles of Treatment of Respiratory Disease Including

Herd Medication. 71

J.R. WALTON     [housing, drug therapy, respiration]

8. Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae Infections in Pigs. 77

H.-J. RIISING     [disease, respiration]

PART 2. Reproduction.

9. Feeding the Reproducing Female. 84

P.H. BROOKS     [nutrition, reproduction, sows]

10. Reproductive Housing and Environment. 103

P. SMITH     [reproduction]

11. Genetic Aspects of Reproduction and Implications for

Replacement Systems. 115

D.E. STEANE     [gilts, genetics, management]

12. Functional Relationships between Boar Spermatozoa, the

Female Reproductive Tract and the Egg Investments. 127

R.H.F. HUNTER     [reproduction, sperm, boars, sows]

13. Monitoring Reproductive Performance in the Pig Herd. 136

A.E. WRATHALL and C. NANCY HEBERT     [reproduction, recording]

14. Getting the Most out of the Herd. 149

B. PEET     [management, performance, economics]

15. Porcine Parvovirus Infection and its Control. 158

T. STEIN, T. MOLITOR, H. S. JOO and A. D. LEMAN     [disease, reproduction, disorders]

16. Diseases of Reproduction: Infectious Diseases other than

those Caused by Parvoviruses and SMEDI Viruses.

A Selective Review. 168

R.H.C. PENNY     [abortion, sows, fertility, reproduction, disease]

17. Vitamin E for Pigs. 178

M. E. PUTMAN     [nutrition]

The following papers were also presented at the Meeting.

E. 18. Floor Problems. 184

W.J. SMITH     [floors, injury, disorders]

E. 19. The Future of Pig Production and Pig Practice. 190

A.D. LEMAN     [management, economics, veterinarian]

PART 1.

1. Debate on the Contribution of Straw to Welfare. 1

Chairman J. OLDHAM. D.J. TAYLOR and D.W.B. SAINSBURY     [husbandry, behaviour, housing, disease]

PART 2. Streptococcal Meningitis.

2. Further Studies of Streptococcus suis type 2 Infection. 14

F.A. CLIFTON-HADLEY and T.J.L. ALEXANDER     [disease, epidemiology, streptococcus suis]

3. Short Paper on the Prevention of Streptococcal Meningitis. 20

R.C.A. DOUGLAS     [disease, Streptococcus suis]

4. Treatment of Pigs Affected with Streptococcal Meningitis. 23

P.W. BLACKBURN     [disease, drug therapy, medication, streptococcus suis]

5. Vaccines Against Streptococcal Meningitis. 25

P.H. RIPLEY     [vaccination, disease, vaccine, streptococcus suis]

PART 3. Dietary Influences.

6. Dietary Manipulation of the Environment within the Gastro-Intestinal

Tract of the Growing Pig and its Possible Influence on Disease Control. 40

T.J.L. LAWRENCE     [diet, feeding, disease, environment, nutrition]

7. Hypersensitivity to Dietary Antigens as the Predisposing

Factor in Post-Weaning Diarrhoea. 50

T.J. NEWBY, B. MILLER, C.R. STOKES and F.J. BOURNE     [piglets, disease, diet, escherichia, infection, weaners, nutrition, E. coli]

PART 4. Swine Dysentery.

8. A New Concept of Swine Dysentery Eradication. 59

M. BERWYN-JONES     [disease, control, medication, drug therapy]

9. A Review of Swine Dysentery Vaccines. 63

D.S. FERNIE     [vaccination, disease, vaccine]

PART 5. Clinical Club.

10. Aujeszky's Disease - Costs and Effects in a 550-Sow Herd. 75

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [economics, cost]

11. Sarcoptes scabei var suis, its Epidemiology and

Control in U.K. Pig Herds. 89

T.W. HEARD     [disease, control, skin, health, medication, mange]

12. Boar Taint Elimination by Immunisation. 95

K.G. MITCHELL     [boars, meat, hormones, immunity, vaccine]

13. The Effects of some Factors on the Prevalence

of Nasal Turbinate Bone Atrophy. 97

G.H. JACKSON     [epidemiology, disease, respiration, rhinitis, turbinate atrophy]

14. Trials of Iron in Sows and Piglets. 103

D.S. JENNINGS     [feed additives, feeding, nutrition, medication]

PART 1. Recording, Housing, Behaviour and Management.

1. Some Aspects of Piglet Data Collection. 7

W.J. SMITH     [piglets, recording]

2. Environmental Alternatives for the Suckling Piglet. 14

D.W.B. SAINSBURY     [piglets, environment, housing]

3. Environmental Behaviour of the Sow and Her Young. 18

L.E. JEPPESON     [sows, piglets, environment]

4. Baby Piglet Care and Staff Motivation. 27

A. NICHOL     [piglets, man, husbandry, management]

PART 2. Comparative Survival Problems.

5. Survival Problems of the Human Neonate. 31

S.J.TUCK     [man, husbandry, death]

6. Survival Problems of the Neonatal Pig. 39

P. ENGLISH AND V. MORRISON     [piglets, death, husbandry, health]

PART 3. Specific Health Problems of the Neonatal Pig.

7. Causes of Enteritis in Young Piglets. 56

D. TAYLOR     [disease]

8. The Iron Requirements of Young Pigs. 67

B.F. SANSOM     [piglets, nutrition]

9. Therapeutics in Piglet Care. 75

R.J. BYWATER     [disease, escherichia, piglets, control, drug therapy, E. coli,

medication]

10. A Practitioner's Approach to Neonatal Problems in Pigs. 81

R.G.A. DOUGLAS     [mortality, piglets, newborn, veterinarian, health, disease,

management]

PART 4. Clinical Club Contributions.

11. The Seventh International Pig Veterinary Society

Congress, Mexico City, 26th July-1st August, 1982. 86

D. BASINGER     [conference, IPVS, health, disease, medication]

12. Tiamulin Injection for the Treatment of Swine Dysentery. 125

T.W. HEARD; J.B. TASKER and D.G.S. BURCH     [drug therapy, disease, medication]

PART 1. Epidemiology of Pig Diseases.

1. Epidemiology of Respiratory Disease in Pig Herds.

R.F.W. GOODWIN 7     [respiration]

2. The Epidemiology of Pig Diseases of the Skin and its Appendages.

R.H.C. PENNY 13     [mange, disease]

3. How to Use a Knowledge of Epidemiology in Practice.

M.W. THRUSFIELD 25     [data collection, disease, recording]

4. Congenital Abnormalities.

D.E. STEANE 38     [piglets, disorders]

5. The Epidemiology of Helminthiasis in Pigs.

R.J. THOMAS and M. FERBER 50     [disease, parasites]

6. The Epidemiology of Enteric Disease.

J.M. RUTTER 56     [enteritis]

7. Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Relation to Reproductive Disease

in Pigs.

D.G. PRITCHARD, T.W.A. LITTLE, A.E. WRATHALL and P. JONES 65     [leptospira]

8. Epidemiology - Milling and Nutritional Aspects.

J.R. DAVIES 83     [feed, nutrition]

PART 2. Clinical Club.

9. The Cost of Aujeszky's Disease.

D.S.H. SPARROW 93     [economics]

10. Ringworm in the Pig, Caused by Trichophyton mentagraphytes

Clinical Notes and Assessment of Usefulness of Enilconazole in

Treatment and Control.

J.D. WILKINSON 103     [disease, infection, medication]

11. Meningitis in Pigs.

G. WHEELER 108     [disease]

PART 1. Feeding the Pig.

1. The Interface between Compounder and Veterinary Surgeon. 7

A. SHIPSTON     [nutrition, feed compounder, veterinarian]

2. Alternative Feedingstuffs and the Advantages and Disadvantages of

Home Mixing. 20

M.G. PAY     [feeding, nutrition, management]

3. Current Investigations into Vitamin E Levels. 27

M.A. JONES     [nutrition, laboratory]

4. Mycotoxins in Feeds: Their Importance to the Pig Clinician. 31

R.H.C. PENNY     [feeding, toxicity, veterinarian]

PART 2. In Feed Medication.

1. Principles and Routes of Pig Medication. 43

A. COULSON     [feeding, management]

2. Problems of Drug Inclusion in Feedingstuffs. 49

M. HANNAGAN     [feeding, medication]

3. Growth Improvements with Antimicrobial Substances - An A Priori

Consideration. 55

J.D. MACKINNON     [medication, management]

4. Residues in Meat - Importance to the Industry and Relevance to the

Veterinary Surgeon. 76

J.J. O'BRIEN     [veterinarian, management]

5. Changes in UK Feed Additive Legislation and the Practising Veterinary

Surgeon. 83

J.W. STOKER     [feeding, veterinarian]

PART 3. General Papers and Clinical Club.

1. Current Pig Development Work at the Meat and Livestock Commission. 89

A.P. LANDON     [research, MLC]

2. Aujezskyís Disease Update. 93

J.A. BENSON

3. Bracken Poisoning in Sows. 96

L.J. LUND     [toxicity]

PART 1. Laboratory Aids for the Diagnosis of Disease.

1. The Practice Laboratory, its Uses and Economic Value. 7

N.G. KINGSTON     [economics, veterinarian]

2. The Role of the Commercial Laboratory in Diagnosis of Pig Disease. 14

P.A. BLOXHAM     [veterinary practice, economics]

3. Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases of the Alimentary System. 17

A.C. ROWLAND     [disease]

4. Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases of the Respiratory System. 20

R.F.W. GOODWIN     [respiration, rhinitis, disease]

5. Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases of the Uro-Genital System. 24

L.J. LUND     [reproduction, disease, abortion, fertility]

6. Diagnosis of Streptococcus suis type II Infection in Pigs. 27

F.A. CLIFTON-HADLEY, T.J.L. ALEXANDER and

M.R. ENRIGHT     [disease, meningitis, laboratory]

PART 2. Clinical Club.

1. Problems Associated with Feeding of Skim Milk and Bakerís Waste. 35

G.M. GIBSON     [toxicity]

2. Hypocalcaemia in Sows. 38

D.S. JENNINGS     [reproduction, disorders, pregnancy]

PART 3.

1. The Eighth International Pig Veterinary Society Congress,

Ghent - 27th - 31st August 1984. 41

D. BASINGER     [conference, IPVS, health, disease, medication]

PART 1. Ecological Factors Affecting Pigs.

1. The Ecopathological Approach in Pig Veterinary Practice. Its

Application to the Control of Enzootic Respiratory Diseases in

Intensive Pig Units. 7

F. MADEC and J.P. TILLON     [respiration, disease, veterinarian, ecopathology]

2. The Effects of Management Systems on Helminth Parasitism

of Pigs. 29

R.M. CONNAN     [disease, control, parasites]

3. Aerial Environment and Pig Respiratory Disease:

A Literature Survey. 36

T.D. HARRISON     [respiration, pollution]

4. Ventilation Troubleshooting. 49

EARL S. THOMPSON and JEFFREY C. THOMPSON     [respiratory, environment]

PART 2. Welfare/Environmental Relationships.

1. Pig Space Requirements. 56

M.R. BAXTER     [environment, housing]

2. Intensive Housing - The Welfare Issue. 66

W.J. SMITH     [husbandry]

3. The Welfare Issue - The Practitionerís Approach. 74

C.L. SILVER     [husbandry, housing, veterinarian]

PART 3.

1. Future Genetic Research in Pigs. 78

A.J. WEBB     [genetics]

PART 4. Clinical Club.

1. Pregnancy Diagnosis in Gilts by Realtime Ultrasonic Imaging. 91

G.H. JACKSON

2. Porcine Sarcoptic Mange. An Eradication Project.

A Preliminary Report. 96

P. THOMAS and others.     [parasites, disease, skin, control]

3. Mortality in Feeding Pigs. 100

S. GARDEN     [respiration, disease, growers, death]

4. The Membership Structure of the Pig Veterinary Society. 108

J.D. MACKINNON     [veterinarian, PVS members]

PART 1. Management Factors.

1. The Role of Management on a Pig Farm. 7

G. BRENT

2. Are Managers Made or Trained? 11

K. NEILSEN     [management, education]

3. Character Assessment of a Manager. 15

C. SPENCER-HOOPER     [management]

4. Operating and Motivating a Management Team. 21

B. EDWARDS

5. Management Influences on Reproductive Performance. 35

M.R. HILL     [reproduction]

6. Control of Feed Utilization. 41

P. TOPLIS     [feeding, nutrition, management]

7. A Debate ìDiseases of Intensification are Induced by Managementî. 63

For the Motion: P.W. BLACKBURN and R.H.C. PENNY

Against: T.L.J. ALEXANDER and D.J. TAYLOR     [husbandry disease, intensive]

PART 2. Respiratory Disease.

1. A Brief Review of the Epidemiology of H. pleuropneumoniae. 69

I.M. SMITH     [disease, respiration, haemophillus]

2. Field Experiences with H. pleuropneumoniae. 75

P.D. WILLS     [disease, respiration, veterinarian]

3. The Role of Toxigenic P multocida in Atrophic Rhinits. 78

J.M. RUTTER     [disease, pasteurella]

PART 3. Medication.

1. Some Principles for Establishing Withdrawal Periods. 82

A.R.M. KIDD     [legislation, drug residues, medication, withdrawal period]

PART 4. Clinical Club.

1. Anoestrus in Gilts. 88

D. FORSYTH     [reproduction]

PART 1. Cost Benefit Principles

1. Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Animal Health Interventions. 7

L. TYLER     [economics, veterinary practice, disease, prevention, cost]

2. The Cost and Benefits of Veterinary Research. 16

J.M. RUTTER     [economics]

3. The Work and Benefits of the Pig Health Control Association. 24

R.F. GOODWIN     [disease, prevention, veterinary practice]

PART 2. Cost Benefit Realities.

1. The Commercial Viewpoint. 31

R.A. FLETCHER     [cost, economics, management]

2. Cost Benefit of Veterinary Input: The Breeder. 41

M. BICHARD     [genetics, breeding, economics, management]

3. Field Experiences and the Economics of Providing Veterinary

Services to Intensive Pig Producing Systems. 52

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [disease, prevention, veterinary practice, veterinarian]

PART 3. Cost Benefit Aids.

1. The Role of Growth Promoters in Pig Production. 69

J.D. MACKINNON     [feeding, medication, economics]

2. Efficacy and Cost Benefit of Vaccination. 101

C.J. GILES     [economics, disease, vaccine]

PART 4.

1. Financial aspects of Swine Dysentery Eradication

Without Depopulation. 112

E.N. WOOD     [economics, disease, control]

PART 5. Clinical Club.

1. Experiences with Parvovirus. 116

M.E.C. WHITE     [disease, vaccination, vaccine]

2. A Case of Kyphosis in Pigs. 122

P.D. FOSTER     [disorders]

3. Parvo Virus Vaccination in a Closed Herd. 125

A.H. DARNELEY     [disease, vaccine]

4. Infected Ears in Weaners. 132

P.W. BLACKBURN     [infection]

PART 1. Pig-keeping in the South-West of England.

1. The History of Pig-Keeping in South-West England. 7

J. GADD     [management]

PART 2. Outdoor Pig-keeping.

1. Outdoor Pig Production - Management and Systems. 26

J. GOSS     [husbandry]

2. The Economics of Outdoor Pig-Keeping. 33

A. SHEPPARD

3. Reproductive Problems in Outdoor Outdoor Herds. 41

G.E. WHEELER     [reproduction, fertility, production, nutrition, disorders]

4. Feeding Outdoor Pigs: Electronic Sow Feeders and Other Methods. 62

J. CHAMBERS

5. Alternative Feeds for Pigs. 67

F.G. PALMER     [feeding, nutrition]

PART 3. Swine Influenza and Other Diseases.

1. Swine Influenza - A Symposium. 76

A.M. BARLOW     [conference, disease, diagnosis, laboratory]

2. Porcine Influenza in Somerset - A Practitionerís Viewpoint. 80

S.W. TOFTS     [disease, epidemiology, swine influenza, veterinarian]

3. Swine Influenza in East Anglia. 84

D.C. MACINTOSH     [disease, diagnosis, epidemiology]

4. Swine Dysentery - A New and effective Vaccine. 87

R. LYSONS and others.     [vaccination, disease, prevention]

PART 4. Clinical Club.

1. Experiences with Mycotoxins in Scotland. 92

S. GARDEN     [mycotoxin, toxicity, disease, abortion, reproduction]

2. Porcine Osseous Metaplasia. 99

D. FORSYTH     [bone]

3. Pregnancy Diagnosis by Progesterone Assay. 101

C.E. GLOSSOP     [sows]

PART 5. The 9th International Pig Veterinary Society

Congress, Barcelona - 15th/18th JULY 1986. A summary. 109

D. BASINGER and others.     [conference, IPVS, disease, health, bacteria, virus, vaccine]

PART 1. Problems of Reproduction.

1. Reproductive Tract Problems and Infertility in the Sow. 7

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [reproduction, fertility, disorders, sows, disease, prevention,

husbandry]

2. Reproductive Tract Infections and Infertility in Humans:

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment. 35

S.M. TUCK     [reproduction, man, infection]

3. Preputial Diverticulitis, Vaginitis, Cystitis and Pylelonephritis -A

Social Problem. 43

G. ELLIOTT     [sows, boars, disease, disorders, reproduction]

PART 2. Infection.

1. The Ploys of the Pathogen. 49

G.H.K. LAWSON     [disease, immunity, infection, review]

2. Immunosuppression and Infection. 56

G. OLDHAM     [immunity, disease, stress, parasites]

3. Consequences of the Acute Infection; The Acute Phase Response. 63

P.D. ECKERSALL     [disease, review, pathology]

4. Persistent Viral Infections. 69

A.I. DONALDSON     [Aujeszkyís disease, infection, virus]

5. Unresolved Problems - Nutrition and Disease. 79

M.J. HAZZLEDINE     [diet, piglets, digestion, disorders, weaning, alimentary, weaners,

disease]

PART 3. Clinical Club.

1. A Computer Model of a Pig Farm. 91

J.R.D. McINERNEY     [management]

2. Update on Pregnancy Diagnosis. 101

C.E. GLOSSOP     [sows]

3. Animal Feedingstuff. 105

R.G. EDDY     [feeding, legislation, medication, veterinary]

PART 1. Pig Immunology.

1. Immunology. 9

W.H.P. DUFFUS     [immunity, review, disease]

2. Immune Systems in the Porcine Gut. 19

C.R. STOKES     [immunity, digestion, alimentary]

3. Some Aspects of Respiratory Defence, with Special Reference

to Immunity. 31

S.H. DONE     [respiration, disease, review]

4. Immunology Applied: Monitoring and Sampling. 61

J.T. DONE and J.W. WILESMITH     [diagnosis, disease, control, immunity, laboratory, health]

5. Molecular Aspects of Vaccination with Reference to TGE. 71

D.J. GARWES     [disease, vaccine, transmissible gastro-enteritis]

6. The Influence of Maternal Immunity on the Responses of Piglets to

Immunization with Outer Membrane Components of Haemophilus

(Actinobacillus) pleuropneumoniae. 81

D.K.J. MACKAY et al.     [vaccination, disease, piglets, newborn, sows, vaccine]

7. Enzyme Immunoassays in Veterinary Medicine and Food Science. 90

R.J. HEITZMAN     [diagnosis, meat, disease, hormones, drug residues, laboratory,

feed, immunoassay]

PART 2. Immunology on the Farm.

1. The Optimal Usage of Vaccine and Serum Products in Pigs and the

Investigation of Associated Problems. 97

S.E.G. SMITH     [vaccination, disease, review]

2. Herd Management and Immunity. 111

R.G.A. DOUGLAS     [boars, sows, piglets, vaccination, vaccine, disease, prevention]

3. The Current Regulations on Emergency Vaccines. 126

A.K. GRAY     [vaccination, vaccine, legislation]

4. The Manufacture and Use of Bacterins and Emergency Herd

Vaccines in the U.K. 132

P.A. BLOXHAM     [disease, vaccination, vaccine, legislation]

PART 3. Clinical Club.

1. Lumpy Rump - an Unexpected Vaccine Reaction in Pigs. 147

L.J. LUND     [vaccination, disease, piglets, toxicity, vaccine]

2. Interstitial Pneumonitis and Syncytial Pneumonia. 150

S.H. DONE et al.     [respiration, disease]

3. Detection of Noxious Gases in Livestock Houses and the

Use of Smoke Pellets to Determine Air Movement. 157

0. SWARBRICK     [housing, environment, toxicity]

4. Probiotics in Pig Production. 160

J.D. MACKINNON     [escherichia, disease, additives, growth, E. coli, medication]

5. Veterinary Education. 167

J.R. WALTON     [education]

PART 1. Veterinary Practice Management

1. Managing the Modern Veterinary Practice in the U.K. 8

J. N. GRIPPER     [veterinarian, management]

2. Managing the Pig Consultant's Practice. 17

T.W. HEARD     [production, veterinary practice, disease, prevention, veterinarian,

health, management]

3. Managing Pig Consultancy from Within General Practice. 30

G.M. GIBSON     [production, veterinary practice, disease, prevention, management]

4. Managing a Poultry Practice. 35

H. HELLIG     [disease, production, meat, veterinary practice]

5. Educating the Future Pig Consultant and Specialist. 42

M.R. MUIRHEAD and T.J.L. ALEXANDER     [education, veterinary practice, production, disease]

PART 2. The Male Pig.

1. Breeding the Boar of the Future: Genetic Aspects. 53

J. WEBB     [boars, breeding, genetics]

2. Managing the Modern Boar. 67

A.M. PEARSON     [boars, management]

3. The Boar: Health, Disease and Field Problems. 73

R.H.C. PENNY     [fertility, boars, management]

4. Physiological Components of Sperm-egg Interactions and

Subsequent Fertility. 85

R.H.F. HUNTER     [sperm, ovum]

5. Recent Developments in Artificial Insemination. 94

H.C.B. REED     [AI]

6. The Boar and Congenital Problems. 116

A.E. WRATHALL     [review, disease, disorders, boars]

7. Intersexuality in Domestic Pigs. 135

R.H.F. HUNTER     [genetics, reproduction]

8. Entire Males for Meat: Facts and Prejudices. 140

A.J. KEMPSTER     [boars]

PART 3. Swine Influenza (Presented at the Meeting of the

Pig Veterinary Society held at Windermere in April 1987)

Influenza of Pigs:

A Disease of Increasing Importance. 150

A. KUIPER     [disease, diagnosis, vaccination, vaccine, swine influenza,

laboratory]

PART 4. The Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture 1988.

Disease Control - Present and Future. 155

T.J.L. ALEXANDER     [review, health, management]

PART 5. The James Rowland Award-Winning Essay 1987.

The Effect of Floor Type on Pig Performance. 166

A. BARRETT, T. BRAZIL, J. CARR,

A. SCHOFIELD and N. SMYTH     [housing, floors, disease]

PART 6. Clinical Club.

1. Personal Experiences with the Eradication of Swine Dysentery. 177

J.D. WILKINSON     [disease, control, health]

2. Splayleg Piglets - Treatment. 185

P.W. BLACKBURN     [disorders, lameness]

3. Vulval Discharges in the Sow. 187

J. CARR     [sows, disease, vulva, infection]

4. Unusual Farrowing Problems. 193

D.W. FORSYTH     [sows, abortion, disorders]

Introduction by the President: R.G.A. DOUGLAS. 9     [veterinary]

The Officers of the Society 1963 - 1988. 10     [veterinary]

PART 1. The sow.

1. Selection and Introduction of Breeding Stock. 13

I.J. TORRIE     [sows, management, transport]

2. Health Requirements and Problems. 28

A.J. DRUMMOND     [disease, breeding, prevention, control]

3. The High Health Status Herd. 38

M.R. MUIRHEAD     [sows, disease, prevention]

4. Infertility Problems - Progress and Prospects. 51

M.J. MEREDITH     [fertility, disease, diagnosis, sows]

5. Farrowing House Management. 62

N.G. KINGSTON     [housing, sows, stress, husbandry, piglets, disease, death,

husbandry, mortality]

6. Mycotoxins - Some Facts and Figures. 75

J. ROBB     [poisoning, sows, mycotoxin, toxicity]

7. Leptospira australis Infection in Pigs. 83

W.A. ELLIS     [disease, sows]

8. Some Thoughts on Vaccination. 93

M.E.C. WHITE     [disease, prevention, sows, vaccine, health]

PART 2. Welfare.

1. The Assessment of Sow Welfare. 100

D.M. BROOM     [sows, housing, stress, transport, behaviour]

2. MAFF and the Farm Animal Welfare Council. 112

J. CROSS     [housing, husbandry, legislation]

PART 3. Clinical Club.

1. Enterotoxaemia Caused by Clostridium perfringens Type C. 119

J.D. MACKINNON     [disease, piglets, vaccination, control, vaccine, health]

PART 4. The James Rowland Award Prize-winning Entry 1988.

An Outbreak of Swine Dysentery and an Attempt to

Eradicate it by Medication. 126

I.M. BRIGGS     [disease, epidemiology, diagnosis, control]

PART 5.

The 10th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress,

Rio de Janeiro, llth-17th August 1988. A Report. 138

W.J. SMITH and J.R. THOMSON     [conference, disease, respiration, IPVS, health, bacteria

virus, medication]

OBITUARY Professor E.G. White - Editor, 1982 -1988. 150

PART 1. The Finisher Pig.

1. Sources of Growers. 8

D.S. JENNINGS     [disease, respiration, meningitis, pneumonia]

2. Management of Fattening Scheme. 11

J.McDONALD     [growers]

3. Environmental Aspects of the Finishing Pig. 20

P. SMITH     [housing, welfare, performance, feeding, floors, environment,

growers, feeding]

4. Disease Control in Pig Fattening Schemes. 35

D. MACKINTOSH     [veterinary practice, respiration, economics, veterinarian, health]

5. Porcine Somatotropin. 42

N.P. UNDERWOOD     [growth, management, economics, hormones, somatotrophin]

6. Production and Welfare Problems Related to the Supply of Water

to Growing-finishing Pigs. 51

P.H. BROOKS, J.L. CARPENTER, J. BARBER and B.P. GILL     [housing, growers, management]

7. The End Product, Quality, Grading, etc. 67

J.D. WOOD     [meat, abattoir, consumer]

8. Fattening Pigs in Brazil. 74

D.E.S.N. de BARCELLOS     [performance, disease, management]

PART 2. Welfare and the Sow.

1. Sow Welfare - What is it? 80

J.G. OLDHAM     [sows, housing, stress]

2. Assessment of Pig Keeping Systems. 83

C.L. SILVER     [housing, farrowing, welfare, sows, piglets, feeding, behaviour,

growers, feeding, management]

3. Thoughts on Casualty Slaughter. 108

P W BLACKBURN     [welfare, disease, injury]

PART 3. Clinical Club.

1. The Manifestion and Attempted Eradication of Atrophic Rhinitis

in a Newly Established Duroc Herd. 113

A. JAMES     [disease, respiration, control, health]

2. Osteoporosis and Pathological Fractures. 122

D.W. FORSYTH     [disease, injury, bone]

3. A Method of Replacing Rectal Prolapse in the Sow. 124

J.C. MOORE     [sows, disease, disorders]