Pig Health Index
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Cptr 2. Understanding disease
Definition of Health and Disease
The Causes of Disease
Non Infectious Agents
How Infectious Agents are Spread
How Infectious Agents are Spread
Direct Contact Between Pigs
Disease Dissemination by Vehicles
Breeding Stock - Arrival at the Farm
Spread of Infection Between Different Ages of Pig Within a Farm
Environmental Contamination on the Farm
Airborne transmission and Other Methods
By People
By Pigs
Maintaining Freedom From Disease : Biosecurity
Direct Contact Between Pigs
Disease Dissemination by Vehicles
Breeding Stock - Arrival at the Farm
Spread of Infection Between Different Ages of Pig Within a Farm
Environmental Contamination on the Farm
Airborne transmission and Other Methods
By People
By Pigs
Maintaining Freedom From Disease : Biosecurity
Selecting Your Source of Breeding Stock
Disinfection
The Costs of Disease
Depopulation and Repopulation
Cptr 3. Managing health and disease
An introduction to managing health and disease
Imunity - How the Pig Responds to Infection
Medicinal Control of Disease
Eradicating Disease
Recognising Disease on the Farm
Clinical Examination of the Herd
Managing and treating the Sick Pig
The Design of the Hospital Pen
Disposal of Dead Pigs
The Consultant or Specialist Veterinarian
Staff Training and Education
The Use of Records
Planning for Efficient Production and Disease Control
Management of the Environment
Nutrition and Feeding
Cptr 4. Treating disease
Understanding Medicines
Understanding Dosage Levels
Controlling and Storing Medicines
Types of Medicine and Their Application
Anti Bacterial Medicines and Their Uses
Administrating Medicines by Injection
Administrating Medicines Topically
Administrating Medicines in Water
Administrating Medicines In-Feed
Medicated Early Weaning (MEW)
Anaesthetics, Sedatives, Analgesics
Parasecticides
Vaccines
Growth Promoters
Electrolytes
Cptr 5. Reproduction: Non infectious infertility
The Breeding Female
The Use and Interpretation of Records
Understanding Farrowing Rates and Production Losses
Embryo and Foetal Losses
Group 2 Losses - Ovulation and Egg Production
Group 3 Losses - Fertilisation
Group 4 Losses - Implantation
Group 5 Losses - Foetal Death and the Mummified Pig
Detecting Pregnancy
Abortion and Seasonal Infertility
Group 6 Losses - Stillborn pigs
Low Litter Size
Mating Procedures
Fungal poisoning - Mycotoxicosis
Cptr 6. Reproduction: Infectious infertility
Diseases Affecting Reproduction (introduction)
Infertility: Viral diseases
Aujeszkys disease - Pseudorabies virus (AD or PRV)
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) and Border Disease Virus (BDV)
Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSF) - Hog Cholera Virus (HC)
Encephalomyocarditis Virus (EMCV)
Enteroviruses (SMEDI)
Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Swine Influenza Virus (SI)
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) and Border Disease Virus (BDV)
Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSF) - Hog Cholera Virus (HC)
Encephalomyocarditis Virus (EMCV)
Enteroviruses (SMEDI)
Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Swine Influenza Virus (SI)
Infertility: Bacterial diseases
Cptr 7. Disease in the dry period
General Clinical Signs of Disease
Management and Disease
Diseases That May be Seen in the Dry Period
Abscesses
Anaemia
Anthrax
Atrophic Rhinitis
Aujeszkys disease (AD) - Pseudorabies virus (PRV)
Back Muscle Necrosis
Biotin Deficiency
Brucellosis
Bursitis
Bush Foot / Foot Rot
Clostridial Diseases
Botulism
Cystitis and Pyelonephritis
Dipped Shoulder (Humpy Back)
Erysipelas
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis)
Haematoma
Jaw and Snout Deviation
Lameness
Laminitis
Leg Weakness (Osteochondrosis - OCD)
Leptospirosis
Mange
Mastitis
Meningitis
Mortality
Muscle Tearing
Mycoplasma Arthritis (Mycoplasma hyosynoviae infection)
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Porcine Enteropathy (PE)
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)
Prolapse of the Rectum
Prolapse of the Vagina and Cervix
Salmonellosis
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Shoulder Sores
Streptococcal Infections
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza or Flu (SI)
Thin Sow Syndrome
Vice - Abnormal Behaviour
Vulval Discharge
Anaemia
Anthrax
Atrophic Rhinitis
Aujeszkys disease (AD) - Pseudorabies virus (PRV)
Back Muscle Necrosis
Biotin Deficiency
Brucellosis
Bursitis
Bush Foot / Foot Rot
Clostridial Diseases
Botulism
Cystitis and Pyelonephritis
Dipped Shoulder (Humpy Back)
Erysipelas
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis)
Haematoma
Jaw and Snout Deviation
Lameness
Laminitis
Leg Weakness (Osteochondrosis - OCD)
Leptospirosis
Mange
Mastitis
Meningitis
Mortality
Muscle Tearing
Mycoplasma Arthritis (Mycoplasma hyosynoviae infection)
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Porcine Enteropathy (PE)
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)
Prolapse of the Rectum
Prolapse of the Vagina and Cervix
Salmonellosis
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Shoulder Sores
Streptococcal Infections
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza or Flu (SI)
Thin Sow Syndrome
Vice - Abnormal Behaviour
Vulval Discharge
Medicines for use in the Dry Sow
Cptr 8. Disease in the farrowing and sucking period
How to Achieve Low Pre-Weaning Mortality
Using Records to Identify Problems
Understanding and Maximising the Role of the Sow
Management at Farrowing
Nutrition
Diseases of the Farrowing and Lactating Sow
Atrophic Rhinitis (AR)
Aujeszky's Disease (AD)
Campylobacter Infections of Piglets
Clostridial Diseases
Cystitis / Pyelonephritis
Eclampsia
Electrocution
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) - Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Erysipelas
Fever
Fractures
Gastric / Intestinal Torsion
Gastric Ulcers
Leg Weakness - Osteochondrosis (OCD)
Osteomalacia (OM)
Metritis - Inflammation of the Womb
Porcine Enteropathy (PE)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRS)
Prolapse of the Bladder
Prolapse of the Rectum
Prolapse of the Uterus (womb)
Prolapse of the Vagina and Cervix
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Savaging of Piglets (Cannibalism)
Shoulder Sores
Vulva Haematoma
Aujeszky's Disease (AD)
Campylobacter Infections of Piglets
Clostridial Diseases
Cystitis / Pyelonephritis
Eclampsia
Electrocution
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) - Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Erysipelas
Fever
Fractures
Gastric / Intestinal Torsion
Gastric Ulcers
Leg Weakness - Osteochondrosis (OCD)
Osteomalacia (OM)
Metritis - Inflammation of the Womb
Porcine Enteropathy (PE)
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRS)
Prolapse of the Bladder
Prolapse of the Rectum
Prolapse of the Uterus (womb)
Prolapse of the Vagina and Cervix
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Savaging of Piglets (Cannibalism)
Shoulder Sores
Vulva Haematoma
Diseases and Problems in the Sucking Pig
Diseases and Problems in the Sucking Pig
Actinobacillosis
Anaemia - Iron Deficiency
Arthritis - Joint Infections
Atresia Ani - (No Anus or No Rectum)
Atrophic Rhinitis (AR)
Aujeszky's Disease (AD)
Brucellosis
Bursitis
Clostridial Diseases
Coccidiosis (Coccidia)
Congenital Tremor (CT) - Shaking Piglets
Cryptosporidiosis
Diarrhoea or Scour
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) - (Mycoplasma Infection)
Eperythrozoonosis (Epe)
Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta - (Imperfect Skin)
Erysipelas
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis Hps)
Greasy Pig Disease - (Exudative Epidermitis)
Inherited Thick Legs (Hyperostosis)
Hypoglycaemia - Low Blood Sugar Level
Leptospirosis
Mange Mites (Sarcoptes Scabiei)
Middle Ear Infections
Navel Bleeding / Pale Pig Syndrome
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) - Scour
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Respiratory Corona Virus Infection (PRCV)
Rotavirus Diarrhoea
Salmonellosis
Splaylegs
Streptococcal Meningitis
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza (SI)
Teat Necrosis
Tetanus
Thrombocytopaenic Purpura - Bleeding
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Vomiting And Wasting Disease / Ontario Encephalitis
Vitamin E Deficiency And Iron Toxicity
Actinobacillosis
Anaemia - Iron Deficiency
Arthritis - Joint Infections
Atresia Ani - (No Anus or No Rectum)
Atrophic Rhinitis (AR)
Aujeszky's Disease (AD)
Brucellosis
Bursitis
Clostridial Diseases
Coccidiosis (Coccidia)
Congenital Tremor (CT) - Shaking Piglets
Cryptosporidiosis
Diarrhoea or Scour
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) - (Mycoplasma Infection)
Eperythrozoonosis (Epe)
Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta - (Imperfect Skin)
Erysipelas
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis Hps)
Greasy Pig Disease - (Exudative Epidermitis)
Inherited Thick Legs (Hyperostosis)
Hypoglycaemia - Low Blood Sugar Level
Leptospirosis
Mange Mites (Sarcoptes Scabiei)
Middle Ear Infections
Navel Bleeding / Pale Pig Syndrome
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) - Scour
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Respiratory Corona Virus Infection (PRCV)
Rotavirus Diarrhoea
Salmonellosis
Splaylegs
Streptococcal Meningitis
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza (SI)
Teat Necrosis
Tetanus
Thrombocytopaenic Purpura - Bleeding
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Vomiting And Wasting Disease / Ontario Encephalitis
Vitamin E Deficiency And Iron Toxicity
Summary - 12 key points to piglet survival
Medicines for use in Lactating Sows and Sucking Pigs
Cptr 9. Disease in the weaner and grower period
Managing the Weaner for Health and Maximum Productivity
Managing the Growing Pig for Health and Efficient Production
Diseases of the Weaned and Growing Pig
Abscesses
Actinobacillus Pleuropneumonia (App)
Anthrax
Arthritis
Atrophic Rhinitis (AR) - Progressive Disease (PAR)
Aujeszkys Disease (AD) - Pseudorabies (PR)
Back Muscle Necrosis
Bordetellosis
Bursitis
Bush Foot / Foot Rot
Clostridial Diseases
Coccidiosis
Coliform Infections and Post-Weaning Diarrhoea
Colitis
Enteric Diseases
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) or Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Infection
Eperythrozoonosis (Epe)
Erysipelas
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis Hps)
Greasy Pig Disease - (Exudative Epidermitis)
Haematoma
Hepatitis E Virus
Lameness
Leg Weakness - Osteochondrosis (OCD)
Leptospirosis
Mange Mites (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Middle Ear Infection
Mortality
Mulberry Heart Disease (Vitamin E / Selenium)
Mycoplasma Arthritis (Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae Infection)
Oedema Disease (OD) - Bowel Oedema
Parasites
Pasteurellosis
Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome (PDNS)
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Enteropathy (PE) / Ileitis
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV)
Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)
Post Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS)
Prolapse of the Rectum
Rectal Stricture
Respiratory Diseases and Control Strategies
Retroviruses
Rotavirus
Ruptures or Hernias
Salmonellosis
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Spirochaetal Diarrhoea
Streptococcal Infections
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza (SI)
Torsion of the Stomach and Intestines
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Tuberculosis
Vice - Abnormal Behaviour (Tail Biting, Flank Chewing, Ear Biting).
Yersinia Infection
Actinobacillus Pleuropneumonia (App)
Anthrax
Arthritis
Atrophic Rhinitis (AR) - Progressive Disease (PAR)
Aujeszkys Disease (AD) - Pseudorabies (PR)
Back Muscle Necrosis
Bordetellosis
Bursitis
Bush Foot / Foot Rot
Clostridial Diseases
Coccidiosis
Coliform Infections and Post-Weaning Diarrhoea
Colitis
Enteric Diseases
Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) or Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Infection
Eperythrozoonosis (Epe)
Erysipelas
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Glässers Disease (Haemophilus Parasuis Hps)
Greasy Pig Disease - (Exudative Epidermitis)
Haematoma
Hepatitis E Virus
Lameness
Leg Weakness - Osteochondrosis (OCD)
Leptospirosis
Mange Mites (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Middle Ear Infection
Mortality
Mulberry Heart Disease (Vitamin E / Selenium)
Mycoplasma Arthritis (Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae Infection)
Oedema Disease (OD) - Bowel Oedema
Parasites
Pasteurellosis
Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome (PDNS)
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Enteropathy (PE) / Ileitis
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV)
Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)
Post Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS)
Prolapse of the Rectum
Rectal Stricture
Respiratory Diseases and Control Strategies
Retroviruses
Rotavirus
Ruptures or Hernias
Salmonellosis
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Spirochaetal Diarrhoea
Streptococcal Infections
Swine Dysentery (SD)
Swine Influenza (SI)
Torsion of the Stomach and Intestines
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Tuberculosis
Vice - Abnormal Behaviour (Tail Biting, Flank Chewing, Ear Biting).
Yersinia Infection
Medicines for use in Weaned and Finishing Pigs
Cptr 10. Skin Conditions
Structure and Appearance of the Skin
How to Recognise Skin Conditions
Skin Conditions
Abscesses
Anaemia
Aujeszkys disease (AD) - Pseudorabies virus (PRV)
Bursitis
Cyanosis
Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta or Defective Skin
Erythema
Erysipelas
Flank Biting
Granuloma
Greasy Pig Disease (Exudative Epidermitis)
Greasy Skin
Haematoma
Haemorrhage
Hyperkeratinization
Insect Bites
Jaundice
Lice
Mange (Sarcoptic)
Necrosis of the Skin
Parakeratosis
Photosensitisation
Pityriasis Rosea
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome - (PRRS)
Preputial Ulcers
Pustular Dermatitis
Ringworm
Shoulder Sores
Swine Pox
Sunburn
Tail Biting
Thrombocytopaenic Purpura - Bleeding
Ulcerative Spirochaetosis (Ulcerative Granuloma)
Vesicular Diseases
Vulval Oedema
Anaemia
Aujeszkys disease (AD) - Pseudorabies virus (PRV)
Bursitis
Cyanosis
Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta or Defective Skin
Erythema
Erysipelas
Flank Biting
Granuloma
Greasy Pig Disease (Exudative Epidermitis)
Greasy Skin
Haematoma
Haemorrhage
Hyperkeratinization
Insect Bites
Jaundice
Lice
Mange (Sarcoptic)
Necrosis of the Skin
Parakeratosis
Photosensitisation
Pityriasis Rosea
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome - (PRRS)
Preputial Ulcers
Pustular Dermatitis
Ringworm
Shoulder Sores
Swine Pox
Sunburn
Tail Biting
Thrombocytopaenic Purpura - Bleeding
Ulcerative Spirochaetosis (Ulcerative Granuloma)
Vesicular Diseases
Vulval Oedema
Cptr 11. Parasites
Introduction
Internal Parasites
Recognising a Worm Problem
Management Control and Prevention
Treatment Programmes for Internal Parasites
Round Worms (Nematodes)
Kidney worms (Stephanurus dentatus)
Large White Worms or Ascarids (Ascaris Suum)
Lungworms (Metastrongylus apri)
Muscle Worms (Trichinella spiralis)
Nodular Worms (Oesophagostomum dentatum)
Red Stomach Worms (Hyostrongylus rubidus)
Stomach hair worm (Trichostrongylus axei)
Thick Stomach Worm (Ascarops strongylina and Physocephalus sesalatus)
Thorny-headed Worm (Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus)
Thread worm (Strongyloides ransomi)
Whipworm (Trichuris suis)
Large White Worms or Ascarids (Ascaris Suum)
Lungworms (Metastrongylus apri)
Muscle Worms (Trichinella spiralis)
Nodular Worms (Oesophagostomum dentatum)
Red Stomach Worms (Hyostrongylus rubidus)
Stomach hair worm (Trichostrongylus axei)
Thick Stomach Worm (Ascarops strongylina and Physocephalus sesalatus)
Thorny-headed Worm (Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus)
Thread worm (Strongyloides ransomi)
Whipworm (Trichuris suis)
Protozoan Diseases
Cptr 12. Exotic diseases
Diseases
African Swine Fever (ASF)
Aujeszkys Disease (AD) - Pseudorabies (PR)
Borna Disease
Blue Eye Disease (BE)
Bovine (Porcine) Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Brucellosis
Classical Swine Fever (CSF) - Hog Cholera (HC)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
Getah Viruses
Japanese B. Encephalitis (JBE)
Leptospirosis
Nipah Virus Disease
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Respiratory coronavirus (PRCV)
Rabies
Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD)
Teschen Disease
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (VES)
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS)
Aujeszkys Disease (AD) - Pseudorabies (PR)
Borna Disease
Blue Eye Disease (BE)
Bovine (Porcine) Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Brucellosis
Classical Swine Fever (CSF) - Hog Cholera (HC)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
Getah Viruses
Japanese B. Encephalitis (JBE)
Leptospirosis
Nipah Virus Disease
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)
Porcine Respiratory coronavirus (PRCV)
Rabies
Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD)
Teschen Disease
Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis (TGE)
Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (VES)
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS)
Protecting Your Herd against Serious Infectious Diseases
Cptr 13. Poisons
Dose Effect
Intake of Poisons
Detoxification and Excretion
Factors in the Pig that Influence the Effects of a Poison
How to Recognise Poisoning
Potential Poisons (no specific order)
Arsenic
Coal Tars
Copper
Ethylene Glycol
Fluorine
Herbicides
Iron Dextran
Insecticides
Lead
Manganese
Medicines
Mercury
Metaldehyde
Mycotoxins
Aflatoxins
Ergot toxins
Fumonisins
Ochratoxin and Citrinin
Trichothecenes
Zearalenone
Nitrates and Nitrites
Plants
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Cocklebur (Xanthium)
Deadly Nightshade (Solanum)
Oak Leaves And Acorns
Pigweed (Amaranthus)
Pokeweed (Phytolacca)
Sorghum (Sorghum)
Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium)
Water Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Plants Causing Photosensitisation - Enhanced Sensitivity to Sunlight
Salt (Water Deprivation)
Selenium
Ammonia
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)
Algae
Methane
Vitamin A Poisoning
Vitamin D Poisoning
Warfarin
Coal Tars
Copper
Ethylene Glycol
Fluorine
Herbicides
Iron Dextran
Insecticides
Lead
Manganese
Medicines
Mercury
Metaldehyde
Mycotoxins
Aflatoxins
Ergot toxins
Fumonisins
Ochratoxin and Citrinin
Trichothecenes
Zearalenone
Nitrates and Nitrites
Plants
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Cocklebur (Xanthium)
Deadly Nightshade (Solanum)
Oak Leaves And Acorns
Pigweed (Amaranthus)
Pokeweed (Phytolacca)
Sorghum (Sorghum)
Yellow Jasmine (Gelsemium)
Water Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Plants Causing Photosensitisation - Enhanced Sensitivity to Sunlight
Salt (Water Deprivation)
Selenium
Ammonia
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)
Algae
Methane
Vitamin A Poisoning
Vitamin D Poisoning
Warfarin
Cptr 14. Nutrition
Nutrition and Disease
Common Diseases and Conditions Associated with Nutrition
Common Diseases and Conditions Associated with Nutrition
Abortion and Seasonal Infertility
Anaemia
Colitis
Diarrhoea
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Lameness
Prolapse of the Rectum
Reproduction
Respiratory Diseases
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Torsion of the Stomach and Intestines
Udder Oedema and Failure of Milk Let Down
Water
Abortion and Seasonal Infertility
Anaemia
Colitis
Diarrhoea
Fractures
Gastric Ulcers
Lameness
Prolapse of the Rectum
Reproduction
Respiratory Diseases
Salt Poisoning - (Water Deprivation)
Torsion of the Stomach and Intestines
Udder Oedema and Failure of Milk Let Down
Water
Minerals and Vitamins
Non Nutritional Supplements
Cptr 15. Practical procedures
Surgical, Manipulative and Practical Procedures
Antibiotic administration into the anterior vagina post-service
Blood sampling methods available
Castration of the normal pig
Castration of the ruptured pig
Cleaning and disinfection of buildings - see also water
De-tusking a boar
Docking (tail clipping) piglets
Epidectomy
Feedback
Flutter valve and its use
Fumigation of houses using formaldehyde vapour
Hysterectomy - emergency or planned
Identification - tattooing, slap marking, tagging, etc.
Injecting piglets with iron
Lancing an abscess or a haematoma
Libido checking - training boars to use a stool
Local anaesthesia
Lime washing concrete floors
Mating the sow with the boar
Pregnancy diagnosis
Penis – examination
Prolapse of the rectum
Prolapse of the cervix
Prolapse of the uterus (womb)
Prostaglandin injections to initiate farrowing
Recording air movement, temperature and humidity in a house
Restraining the pig
Sampling air for dust levels
Sampling feeds for laboratory testing
Sampling milk from a mammary gland with mastitis
Sampling the air for toxic levels of gases
Semen collection and artificial insemination on the farm
Slaughter - humane destruction
Stomach tube - how to use one
Suturing skin and muscle
Swabbing the nose and tonsils for bacteria
Syringes and needles and their use
Teeth clipping
Temperature recording from the rectum
Udder - methods of examination
Umbilical cord applying a clamp
Vasectomy
Vulval haematoma- treating a haematoma
Water - cleaning and sterilising a system
Blood sampling methods available
Castration of the normal pig
Castration of the ruptured pig
Cleaning and disinfection of buildings - see also water
De-tusking a boar
Docking (tail clipping) piglets
Epidectomy
Feedback
Flutter valve and its use
Fumigation of houses using formaldehyde vapour
Hysterectomy - emergency or planned
Identification - tattooing, slap marking, tagging, etc.
Injecting piglets with iron
Lancing an abscess or a haematoma
Libido checking - training boars to use a stool
Local anaesthesia
Lime washing concrete floors
Mating the sow with the boar
Pregnancy diagnosis
Penis – examination
Prolapse of the rectum
Prolapse of the cervix
Prolapse of the uterus (womb)
Prostaglandin injections to initiate farrowing
Recording air movement, temperature and humidity in a house
Restraining the pig
Sampling air for dust levels
Sampling feeds for laboratory testing
Sampling milk from a mammary gland with mastitis
Sampling the air for toxic levels of gases
Semen collection and artificial insemination on the farm
Slaughter - humane destruction
Stomach tube - how to use one
Suturing skin and muscle
Swabbing the nose and tonsils for bacteria
Syringes and needles and their use
Teeth clipping
Temperature recording from the rectum
Udder - methods of examination
Umbilical cord applying a clamp
Vasectomy
Vulval haematoma- treating a haematoma
Water - cleaning and sterilising a system
Cptr 16. Welfare
Guidelines to Good Welfare Practices
The 5 Freedoms
Factors Responsible for Good Welfare
Disease and Welfare Problems Associated with Indoor Housing Systems
Disease / Welfare Problems - Indoor Housing Systems
Sow Stalls and Confinement
Disease / Welfare Problems - Stalls and Tethers
Cubicles or Free Access Stalls
Disease / WelfareProblems - Cubicles and Free Access Stalls
Group Sow Housing
Disease / Welfare Problems - Group Housing
Welfare Problems - Electronic Feeder Systems
Yards and Individual Feeders
Sow Stalls and Confinement
Disease / Welfare Problems - Stalls and Tethers
Cubicles or Free Access Stalls
Disease / WelfareProblems - Cubicles and Free Access Stalls
Group Sow Housing
Disease / Welfare Problems - Group Housing
Welfare Problems - Electronic Feeder Systems
Yards and Individual Feeders
The Health and Welfare of Lactating Sows and Sucking Piglets.
The Health and Welfare of Newly Weaned Sows indoors
The Health and Welfare of Weaned and Growing Pigs
The Health and Welfare of Sows Outdoors
Cptr 17. Health and safety
Introduction
The Management of Health and Safety
The Cost Benefits
How to Develop a Health and Safety Management System for Your Farm
Policy Statements and Policy Organisation
Risk Assessments
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