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Differential diagnoses of diseases of pigs /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buddle, J. R. (John Ross)
Corporate Author: University of Sydney. Post-Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney, NSW : University of Sydney Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science, [2000]
Edition:[Second edition].
Series:T.G. Hungerford vade mecum series for domestic animals. Differential diagnosis ; no.23.
Subjects:
Swine Diseases > diagnosis.
Swine.
Diagnosis, Differential > veterinary.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Clinical signs : lists of diseases that cause them
  • Pt. 2. Syndromes : diagnosis of diseases that cause them
  • Reproductive disorders
  • Perinatal mortality
  • Total pigs born alive and pigs born alive/litter
  • Neonatal mortality
  • Diarrhoea, dysentery
  • Vomiting
  • Tremor, incoordination, paralysis, convulsions
  • Lameness, locomotor disorders
  • Coughing, sneezing, dyspnoea
  • Skin lesions
  • Sudden death
  • Poor growth, weight loss, illthrift
  • Pt. 3. Addition information to assist diagnoses
  • Samples required for confirmation of pig diseases
  • Techniques for the collection of samples
  • The pathological examination of sow reproductive tracts, embryos and foetuses
  • Processing and analysing data
  • Pt. 4. The cost of disease