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Com
mon
4-H
Pig
H
ealt
h Is
sues
Am
y L.
Woo
ds, D
VMRe
nsse
laer
Swi
ne S
ervi
ces,
P.C
.Re
nsse
laer
, IN
Inte
rnal
Par
asit
es!
Roun
dwor
ms
!W
hipw
orm
s!
Nod
ular
wor
ms
!St
omac
h wo
rms
!Lu
ng w
orm
s!
Kidn
ey w
orm
s!
Thre
adwo
rms
Roun
dwor
ms
!M
ost
com
mon
inte
rnal
par
asit
e of
swi
ne!
Larg
e, w
hite
, rou
nd w
orm
s th
at a
re ~
8�
long
!Co
mpe
te f
or n
utri
ents
fro
m t
he p
ig in
th
e sm
all i
ntes
tine
!Fe
mal
es la
y up
to
1,00
0,00
0 eg
gs p
er d
ay!
Eggs
are
sti
cky
and
hard
to
get
rid
of in
th
e en
viro
nmen
t!
Eggs
sur
vive
in t
he e
nvir
onm
ent
for
year
s
Roun
dwor
ms
!Li
fe c
ycle
!Eg
gs a
re s
hed
in f
eces
(can
sur
vive
for
yea
rs in
soi
l)!
Eggs
req
uire
s 2
week
s to
bec
ome
infe
ctiv
e!
Eggs
inge
sted
by
pig
!Eg
gs h
atch
in g
ut!
Larv
ae t
rave
l thr
ough
gut
muc
osa
and
bloo
d st
ream
to
liver
(liv
er m
igra
tion
leav
es s
carr
ing
�m
ilk s
pots
)!
Larv
ae t
rave
l thr
ough
blo
odst
ream
to
lung
s!
Mig
rate
up
trac
hea
(cou
ghed
up)
and
res
wallo
wed
to
get
back
into
gut
!M
atur
e to
adu
lt s
tage
in s
mal
l int
esti
ne
Whi
pwor
ms
!A
noth
er im
port
ant
worm
!Sm
all (
~2�)
, whi
tish
wor
ms
that
are
sh
aped
like
a w
hip
and
live
in t
he c
ecum
!A
dult
s bu
rrow
into
the
wal
l of
the
cecu
man
d la
rge
inte
stin
e, d
amag
ing
the
gut
!Re
sult
s in
a b
lood
y sc
our
!Eg
gs s
urvi
ve in
the
en
viro
nmen
t fo
r ye
ars
Whe
n To
Dew
orm
!W
hen
clin
ical
sig
ns a
re s
een
!Co
ughi
ng!
Wei
ght
loss
!Sc
our
!Ev
ery
6-8
week
on
heav
ily in
fect
ed lo
ts!
Can
mon
itor
wit
h fe
cal e
xam
s
Exte
rnal
Par
asit
es!
Man
ge!
Mit
es b
urro
w un
der
the
skin
!Ca
uses
sev
ere
skin
irri
tati
on
and
itch
ing
!It
chin
g re
sult
s in
hai
r lo
ss!
Smal
l, re
d bu
mps
on
the
skin
�pa
rtic
ular
ly
betw
een
the
legs
, on
the
neck
/jow
l are
a an
d in
side
th
e ea
rs
Exte
rnal
Par
asit
es!
Lice
!Si
mila
r cl
inic
al s
igns
as
man
ge!
Itch
y pi
gs!
Can
actu
ally
see
lice
on
the
pigs
!Li
ke m
ange
, lic
e ar
e ho
st s
peci
fic
and
are
norm
ally
tra
nsm
itte
d fr
om p
ig t
o pi
g
Lice
and
Man
ge T
reat
men
t!
Iver
mec
tin
is t
he m
ost
com
mon
tr
eatm
ent
!In
ject
able
or
feed
gra
de!
Als
o ef
fect
ive
for
inte
rnal
par
asit
es
!Po
ur-o
nsal
so a
vaila
ble
Resp
irat
ory
Prob
lem
s!
Vira
l!
PRRS
!SI
V!
PCV2
!Ba
cter
ial
!Pa
steu
rella
mul
toci
da!
Bord
etel
la!
APP
!H
PS!
Myc
opla
sma
Risk
Fac
tors
!M
ixin
g pi
gs f
rom
dif
fere
nt s
ourc
es!
Chan
ge in
env
iron
men
t!
Cold
wea
ther
wit
h in
adeq
uate
bed
ding
!Ex
posu
re t
o ot
her
pigs
at
show
s
Prev
enti
on!
Buy
pigs
fro
m a
sin
gle
sour
ce!
Med
icat
e pi
gs w
hen
mix
ing
from
di
ffer
ent
sour
ces
!Va
ccin
atio
n!
Good
hus
band
ry
Trea
tmen
t!
Cons
ult
your
vet
erin
aria
n!
Ant
ibio
tics
for
bac
teri
al p
neum
onia
s an
d fo
r se
cond
ary
bact
eria
l com
pone
nts
to
vira
l pne
umon
ias
!A
spir
in a
nd/o
r Ba
nam
ine-
S fo
r fe
vers
Erys
ipel
as!
A s
yste
mic
dis
ease
m
ore
com
mon
in
sum
mer
mon
ths
!Cl
assi
c di
amon
d-sh
aped
re
d le
sion
s on
ski
n!
Swol
len
join
ts,
lam
enes
s!
Trea
t wi
th p
enic
illin
!Pr
even
t wi
th v
acci
nes
Ilei
tis
!Co
mm
on in
gro
w-fi
nish
pig
s!
Loos
e st
ools
wit
h un
dige
sted
fee
d,
gaun
tnes
s!
Acu
te f
orm
can
be
loos
e,
bloo
dy s
tool
s
Ilei
tis
!Tr
eat/
Cont
rol w
ith
Tyla
n, L
inco
or
Den
agar
d!
Vacc
ine
avai
labl
e, b
ut n
ot c
omm
only
use
d in
clu
b pi
gs
Swol
len
Join
ts/L
amen
ess
!Jo
int
infe
ctio
ns!
Stre
p. s
uis,
HPS
, Ery
sipe
las
!Tr
aum
a/in
jury
!D
egen
erat
ive
Join
t D
isea
se/
Ost
eoar
thri
tis
Gast
ric
Ulc
ers
!U
lcer
s ve
ry c
omm
on in
pig
s!
If s
ever
e en
ough
, will
ero
de t
hrou
gh t
he
linin
g of
the
sto
mac
h an
d pi
g wi
ll bl
eed
out
into
the
sto
mac
h!
Pale
ski
nned
!D
ark,
tar
ry f
eces
(d
iges
ted
bloo
d)
Gast
ric
Ulc
ers
!Ca
uses
!O
ften
init
iate
d by
goi
ng o
ff-f
eed
!In
cide
nce
may
be
high
er w
ith
pelle
ted
feed
!O
nce
ulce
r st
arts
, aci
d in
sto
mac
h co
ntin
ues
to e
rode
the
sto
mac
h lin
ing
!Tr
eatm
ent
!N
ot v
ery
effe
ctiv
e!
Feed
eas
ily d
iges
tibl
e fe
edst
uffs
(oat
s,
alfa
lfa
mea
l, gr
ass)
!Ta
gam
et?
Rect
al P
rola
pses
!A
por
tion
of
the
insi
de o
f th
e re
ctum
in
vert
s an
d pr
otru
des
outs
ide
of t
he
anus
!Pr
edis
posi
tion
s m
ay in
clud
e co
ughi
ng,
scou
rs, c
old
(pili
ng)
!Ca
n be
fix
ed w
ith
a re
ctal
tub
e or
sur
gica
lly �
call
your
ve
teri
nari
an