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Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Brucellosis in pigs: Causes and treatment: 1 of 4
There are six different species of brucella but the one that causes brucellosis in pigs is the Brucella suis bacterium. It is consider to be a important disease in the industry because of the fact that some of the strains of this disease can essentially be transmitted to humans and can cause serious illness. You can basicall... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Antifreeze poisoning in pets: Symptoms and treatments: 2 of 5
Every year, more than ten thousand dogs and cats are accidentally poisoned with antifreeze. Although more cases of antifreeze poisoning are seen in cat and dogs, it is poisonous to all creatures including us humans. Antifreeze is the most common cause of poisoning in pets in the United States. The major ingredient that is tox... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) in pigs: Symptoms and prevention: 1 of 1
Transmissible gastroenteritis, TGE, is a highly infectious disease in pigs is caused by a corona virus. It is known to be similar in structure to the corona virus PRCV (PRCV is porcine respiratory corona virus infection).TGE basically enters the pigs mouth and travels down to the villi in the intestines. Once in the villi, it... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Coccidiosis in pigs: Symptoms, treatments, and prevention: 1 of 1
Coccidosis in pigs is simply caused by small parasites called coccidia that actually live and multiply inside the host cells, typically located in the intestinal tract. There happen to be three types which are Eimeria, Isospora and Cyptosporidia. The disease is pretty common and widespread typically in piglets in the suckling... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Bloat in cows: Symptoms and treatments: 1 of 1
Bloat typically happens in cattle when they happen to graze on young, lush new pasture and especially if the pasture is high in legume content such as medics, lucerne or clover. Ruminant animals are known to produce large volumes of gas during their process of digestion and of course release it like humans do either by belchi... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Anthrax in cows: Symptoms and treatments: 1 of 1
Anthrax is caused by a large, spore-forming, rectangular shaped bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. All mammals are susceptible to anthrax but ruminants such as cattle are more commonly infected with it. It can also be passed from animal to human, in other words it is a zoonotic disease. However, in the United States anthrax... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Pale pig syndrome: Causes and treatment: 1 of 1
Pale pig syndrome also known as navel bleeding is found in piglets at birth or a few hours after birth. Like the name, the piglet will become extremely pale and in many cases the piglet dies. There is only three circumstances that a piglet can essentially be diagnosed with pale pig syndrome or navel bleeding. The first ci... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Tetanus in sheep: Symptoms & treatments: 1 of 1
Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is common and highly fatal among sheep and goats. Tetanus is caused by spores of the bacterium Clostridium tetani. These spores can remain infectious for years in soil and feces. Often times sheep get wounds from routine process such as castration, ear-marking, tail-docking, and dehorning. Wou... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Swine Pox: Causes and treatment: 1 of 1
Swine pox is a vesicular disease caused by the swine pox virus, a large DNA virus of the swine pox group and in the past by vaccinia virus. These viruses can survive outside of the pig's body for long periods of time and is also resistant to the environmental changes. The virus enters locally by skin abrasions and multiplies ... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Porcine Parvovirus Infection (PPV) in pigs: Causes and treatment: 1 of 1
Porcine Parvovirus Infection, PPV, is the most common and important cause of infectious infertility among swine. The porcine parvovirus they consider to be a pretty tough virus that multiplies normally in the intestine of the pig without causing clinical signs . It has a world-wide distribution where as if you were to test yo... More..