Swine Gastrointestinal Disease

Question 1

5 day old piglets are experiencing bloody diarrhea, and some have acutely died as well. On necropsy of a dead piglet you see dark red small intestine with hemorrhage. ddx?

Answer 1

clostridium perfringens type A and C

Question 2

how can clostridium be prevented?

Answer 2

vaccination of sows

Question 3

only a few 2 day old piglets have pasty yellow diarrhea. none have died yet. ddx

Answer 3

clostridium difficle

Question 4

E coli/collibacillosis affects what age of pigs?

Answer 4

1-14 days old ans then 2 weeks after weaning

Question 5

tail necrosis in piglets is associated with

Answer 5

E coli

Question 6

pasty feces with poorly digested feed is associated with

Answer 6

rotavirus

Question 7

the one GI disease of pigs that has SUPER high mortality in piglets and can also cause vomiting is

Answer 7

TGE/coronavirus

Question 8

7 day old piglets present for rapid acute mortality and diarrhea with curds of milk in it. ddx?

Answer 8

TGE

Question 9

what causes swine coccidiosis

Answer 9

isopora suis (sometimes Eimeria)

Question 10

6 day old piglets are having fetid yellowy white diarrhea. on fecal floatation you see this. ddx?

Answer 10

coccidosis (isospora suis)

Question 11

how is coccidosis in piglets treated?

Answer 11

ponazuril or sulfamethazine

Question 12

some pigs about to head to slaugher have bloody diarrhea and have passed some fibronecrotic casts. One pig has died and on necropsy you see thickened intestines, fibrin, and necrosis. ddx and tx?

Answer 12

lawsonia intracellularis/proliferative ileitis

tx: tylosin