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Pig Journal Volume: 54
Publication date: November 2004

Proceedings Section

A CASE OF PORCINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX (PRDC) AND GASTRIC ULCERS IN A PIG UNIT
V. Peritogianni

Abstract
A case of persistent respiratory problems combined with severe gastric ulceration on a batch run growing pig unit is described. The unit received piglets from 3 different recently repopulated herds free of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Disease Syndrome (PRRS) and Enzootic Pneumonia (EP). Midway into the batch, respiratory problems started to appear and both the above diseases were diagnosed, complicated with secondary infections. At the same time, sudden deaths appeared in pigs from one of the 3 sources and gastric ulceration with severe bleeding was diagnosed. Medication with antibiotics, both in feed and in the drinking water, a change of feed to one with coarser feed particles and a reduction of stocking density on the unit helped to control these problems.

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