Swine dysentery

Authors: Pearce HG, Smith C
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 8, pp 183-184, Aug 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Pig, Production animal
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Antibiotics, Treatment/therapy, Bacterial, Disease/defect, Viral, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Swine dysentery, reported as being uncommon in New Zealand (Anon., 1962) has not been a serious problem until recent years. However, with the trend towards using grain rather than the traditional dairy by-product diets and the tendency of the pig industry to fewer larger piggeries, it is possible that the disease may become more important in the future. Several excellent reviews of the disease and its cause(s) have been published recently by Taylor and Alexander (1970) and Harris (1974). Briefly, the condition is one which primarily affects pigs 10 to 12 weeks of age, causing enterocolitis of variable severity which is characterized by moderate to high fever, anaemia and diarrhoea…

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