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===[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]]===
*[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]] caused by ''M. hyopneumoniae''
*Occur in unfavourable conditions with poor ventilation, overcrowding and temperature fluctuations
*Stunted growth rates, coughing and occasionally respiratory distress
*Consolidation in apical and cardiac lung lobes
*Immunofluorescence of lung tissue and complement fixation test or ELISA used for identification
*Treatment includes in-feed antibiotics such as tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin
*Absent in specific-pathogen-free herds
[[Category:Mycoplasmas]][[Category:Pig]]
*[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Enzootic pneumonia of pigs|Enzootic pneumonia of pigs]] caused by ''M. hyopneumoniae''
*Occur in unfavourable conditions with poor ventilation, overcrowding and temperature fluctuations
*Stunted growth rates, coughing and occasionally respiratory distress
*Consolidation in apical and cardiac lung lobes
*Immunofluorescence of lung tissue and complement fixation test or ELISA used for identification
*Treatment includes in-feed antibiotics such as tylosin, lincomycin and tiamulin
*Absent in specific-pathogen-free herds
[[Category:Mycoplasmas]][[Category:Pig]]