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Disease Outbreaks & Epidemics in Farm Animals:  Foot-and-Mouth  Influenza  PMWS  PRRS  Swine fever
 

*New Treatment for Porcine Ileitis & Colitis : Octagon Services

*NEW*Guide To Antimicrobial Use In Farmed Livestock - Pigs Ruminants Horses Poultry Dogs Cats Fish Swine

 
Guide to Antimicrobial Use in Animals 2008

 

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*Pfizer Animal Health to Acquire Pig & Swine Health Products from Schering-Plough: News

Housing Systems - The Pros & Cons of Loose Confinement Practices
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*Nipah Virus Infection of Farmworkers, Rats & People: Nipah Virus Epidemic
*2008 New UK legislation for vaccine laboratories using live viruses: FMD News
*Online Video of a Farm Visit: Outdoor Free-Range Pork Production
*NEW*Handbook of Pig Medicine - Diagnosis, control and treatment of diseases of pigs swine hogs sows boars weaner finishersHandbook of Pig Medicine

by Dr. Peter G.G. Jackson & Dr. Peter Cockcroft
Cambridge University Veterinary School
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  • Clinical examination of the pig
  • Pig population medicine
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Diseases of the gastrointestinal system
  • Diseases of the skin
  • Diseases of the central nervous system
  • Diseases of the cardiovascular system
  • Diseases of the urogenital system & udder
  • Reproduction & obstetrics in the pig
  • Polysystemic diseases
  • Outdoor & organic pigs
  • The pet pig
  • Antimicrobial therapeutics
  • Anaesthesia, analgesia & surgical procedures in the pig
  • Sampling, euthanasia & post mortem examination of the pig
  • Haematology & biochemistry of the pig
  • Differential diagnosis in the pig Appendices
  • Notifiable diseases in the pig
  • OIE group A & B international trade notifiable pig diseases
  • Bibliography & Index

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    *SOW FEEDING & NUTRITION
    Review of Dietary Fibre in Pregnant Swine Diets
    Effect of Nutrition During Gilt Development on Lifetime Productivity of Sows:
    Nebraska Report (.PDF)
    * Video of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) epidemic in China
    *Story & Pictures of an out-of-control epidemic: The 1918 Spanish 'Flu Influenza Pandemic
    *NEW*Welfare of Pigs from Birth to Slaughter 2008 - hogs and swine production issues

     
    Welfare of Pigs from Birth to Slaughter (2008)

    Welfare concepts; Definition; Welfare needs of swine; Pig Feelings?; Welfare & Stress in Pigs; Welfare affects health & disease; Welfare & pain; Welfare assessment; Welfare of pregnant & lactating sows; Hunger & thirst; Pain & Injury; Behavioural Needs; Fear, stress & suffering; Welfare of baby pigs; Housing requirements; Nutrition & Welfare; Vigour, Viability & Health; Welfare of growing & finishing pigs; Welfare of weaners & Nursery swine; The Grow-Finish period; Housing & environmental effects on welfare & meat quality; Grower-Finisher pig welfare; Transport; Handling on stress response & meat quality in pigs; Welfare of pigs during stunning & slaughter; Stunning methods; Euthanasia Killing of pigs in epidemics; Breeding pigs for improved welfare; Selection for increased litter size requires selection for piglet survival; Maternal behaviour & fear; Sow’s ability to produce milk; Relationship between growth, leanness, feed conversion & welfare; Leg weakness and longevity; Selection for improved resistance to disease agents; Castration?; Stockperson skills & training; Fear, productivity & welfare; Pork assurance programs.

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    *Pig Spleens as Weather Forecasters? - Is this what folks mean by "Gut Feeling"? : News
    *Notifiable Farm Animal Diseases in the United Kingdom & EU: General   Foot-and-Mouth Disease
    *Growing Health Foods market produces rise in animal testing in United Kingdom: Times
    *Vaccination for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae App increased profitability in low mortality herds: 2007

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