Reproductive failure and emergencies in swine Flashcards
Most common reason for culling
Insufficient reproductive performance: no pregnancy, too little piglets weaned, no estrus
Female related signs of reproductive failure
Anestrus post-weaning sows
Regular and irregular return in heat
No pregnancy
Abortion
Peripartum difficulties
Male related signs of reproductive failure
Age
Systemic diseases
Genetics
Season/ temperature
# of matings
Azoospermia/ oligospermia
Shared signs related to reproductive failure
Repeat breeding and fewer piglets per litter
Prolonged weaning to estrus interval (WEI)
95% in heat within 7 days from weaning
Primiparous in summertime (acyclic ovaries)
Failure to detect heat
Silent heat
Fail if not using a mature boar
Cystic ovarian disorder
Nymphomania
Cystic ovarian follicles seen in sows culled du to insufficient reproductive performance
Zearalenone in pigs
Produced by Fusarium granineraum and F. culmorum
Affects corn, wheat, sorghum, barely and rye
Mold germinates with moisture levels above 20% and temps from 65-85F
Acute signs of Zearalenone
Vulvovaginitis
Vulva reddening
Vulva swelling
Ceased embryo development
Chronic signs of Zearalenone
Irreg estrus cycle
Reduced birth size of piglet
Vaginal or rectal prolapse
↑ # of mummies
Signs of Zearalenone in boars
Enlargement of mammary gland and testicular atrophy
Boar with history of lower litter size
Chromosomal abnormalities
Large white, swedish large white and Gasconne breeds
New translocation rcp
Penile injuries
Incidence is 64-95% in boars but not barrows
Parvovirus @ <30 days of gestation
Embryonic death with resorption= infertility or ↓ litter sizes
Parvovirus between 30-70 days of gestation
Fetal mummification