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Incorrect. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is responsible for many disease syndromes in pigs, including sudden death, fever, arthritis dermatological lesions, endocarditis and abortion. Abortion is thought to be as a result of the fever. Porcine parvovirus is one cause of a syndrome called SMEDI, which stands for stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death and infertility. Abortion is NOT a feature of porcine parvovirus. See Porcine parvovirus feedback for further information.WikiVet Article: uterine infection
Incorrect. Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona causes abortion, stillbirth and neonatal mortality in pigs. Porcine parvovirus is one cause ofa syndrome called SMEDI, which stands for stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death and infertility. Abortion is NOT a feature of porcine parvovirus. See Porcine parvovirus feedback for further information. WikiVet Article: uterine infection
Incorrect. E. coli is an opportunistic invader which can cause abortion in the pig. Porcine parvovirus is one cause of a syndrome called SMEDI, which stands for stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death and infertility. Abortion is NOT a feature of porcine parvovirus. See Porcine parvovirus feedback for further information. WikiVet Article: uterine infection
Incorrect. Aujesky's disease, (pseudorabies) does cause abortion in pigs, along with stillbirth, mummification and respiratory and febrile signs.Porcine parvovirus one cause ofa syndrome called SMEDI, which stands for stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death and infertility. Abortion is NOT a feature of porcine parvovirus. See Porcine parvovirus feedback for further information.WikiVet Article: uterine infection
Correct! Porcine parvovirus is one cause of a syndrome called SMEDI, which stands for stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death and infertility. Abortion is NOT a feature of porcine parvovirus. Porcine parvovirus was a common presentation on pig farms in the UK until the mid 1980s, typically producing litters with large numbers of mummified piglets, of variable sizes. Since the introduction of effective vaccines, PPV is less common in the UK. WikiVet Article: uterine infection
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