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[[Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides]]

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~~===~~[[~~Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]]===~~

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[[Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae]]

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*[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]] ~~caused by ''M. hyopneumoniae''~~

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*Occur in unfavourable conditions with poor ventilation, overcrowding and temperature fluctuations

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*Stunted growth rates, coughing and occasionally respiratory distress

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*Consolidation in apical and cardiac lung lobes

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*Immunofluorescence of lung tissue and complement fixation test or ELISA used for identification

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*Treatment includes in-feed antibiotics such as tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin

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*Absent in specific-pathogen-free herds

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===''M. hyorhinis'' and ''M. hyosynoviae'' of pigs===

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