Difference between revisions of "Thin Sow Syndrome"

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*This is a sporadic condition that is most often seen when the cyclical pig industry is in an economic trough.
 
*This is a sporadic condition that is most often seen when the cyclical pig industry is in an economic trough.
 
*It is associated with, but not caused by, ''[[Oesophagostomum]]''.  
 
*It is associated with, but not caused by, ''[[Oesophagostomum]]''.  
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**downward spiral: more and more intestinal damage
 
**downward spiral: more and more intestinal damage
 
**excessive loss of weight during lactation
 
**excessive loss of weight during lactation
**the thin sow syndrome.[[Category:Pig]]
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**the thin sow syndrome.
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[[Category:To_Do_-_lizzyk]]
 
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Revision as of 17:00, 27 July 2010

Description

Signalment

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

Laboratory Tests

Radiography

Biopsy

Endoscopy

Pathology

Treatment

References

  • This is a sporadic condition that is most often seen when the cyclical pig industry is in an economic trough.
  • It is associated with, but not caused by, Oesophagostomum.
  • It is primarily a nutritional problem leading to the following sequence of events:
    • if quantity of feed offered is inadequate for batch-fed sows, hungry individuals are more vulnerable to infection and likely to eat bedding (and infective larvae)
    • acquire large worm burdens
    • intestinal damage and large numbers of eggs excreted
    • larger numbers of L3 in bedding
    • downward spiral: more and more intestinal damage
    • excessive loss of weight during lactation
    • the thin sow syndrome.