Improving health status in combined herds using Segregated Disease Control
By Mike Muirhead - Segregated Disease Control is an adaptation of the principles of segregated early weaning, applied to combined breeding and finishing farms to upgrade health status with out total depopulation. It involves weaning pigs from 21 days of age. There are several key principles which involve segregated weaning, cleaning and disinfection, adjusting pig flow, adopting all-in : all-out procedures and the use of vaccines such as Suvaxyn. Using these technique it is possible to upgrade a farms health status with no loss of pig production.This indepth article looks at the following topics:
- Background
- Key factors that affect disease levels
- Methods of controlling disease
- Respiratory disease and methods of control
- Eradicating Disease
- Segregated disease control
- Detailed Procedures
- Field application of SDC
- References
- Further reading
24 November 2000
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