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===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
*Progressive weight loss
*Progressive weight loss
*Body condition score of 1
*Body condition score of 1 (out of 5)
*Pale mucosa
*Pale mucosa
*Hypothermia
*Hypothermia
===Pathology===
===Pathology===
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
Once the weight loss is severe and the lack of body fat has forced the sow into a catatonic state treatment is not usually successful. Sows should be fed high qualily, high energy feed ad lib and kept warm in suitable housing. Culling affected animals and replacing stock is preferable inmany cases.
Focus should be on preventing the condition by adopting good management practices with individual feeding regimes, regular weight and condtion monitoring and effective parasite comntrol.
==References==
==References==