Clinical
Examination in the Group of Pigs
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Prior to entry into the room Gain some indication of what the problem is by probing the farmer Is the problem affecting a group or an individual only? |
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Observe pigs through window |
Examine their sleeping patterns |
Observe pigs away from group |
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Quietly enter the room |
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Listen |
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Coughing |
Sneezing |
Change in normal pig noises |
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Observe the animals |
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Type of animals |
Dead in the pen? |
Weight and age |
Male, Female, Castrate |
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Body condition |
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Condition 1 |
Condition 3 |
Condition 5 |
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Hairy |
Chronic |
Acute |
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Skin changes |
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Colour |
Patches |
Necrosis |
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Erosion |
Scaly skin |
Blueing |
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Too much skin |
Greasy skin |
Vesicles and blisters |
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Presence of lumps |
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On the legs |
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Bush Foot |
Swollen joints |
Granuloma |
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Elsewhere |
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Abscess |
Haematoma |
Tumour |
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Edema swellings |
Overgrowth of the toes |
Chronic mastitis |
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Hernia |
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Scrotal |
Umbilical |
Acquired |
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Configuration |
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Congenital defect |
Kinky Back |
Deviation |
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Swollen abdomen |
Muscle changes |
Limb shape |
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Evidence of vice |
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Ear biting or suckling |
Bitten vulva |
Tail biting |
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Prolapses |
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Uterine |
Rectal or vaginal |
Perineum |
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Note the animal’s breathing |
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Note breaths per minute Pig normally breaths 20 times per minute. Over 45 and visible is abnormal. |
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Heave line |
Deep breathing |
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Behavior and locomotor changes |
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Meningitis |
Neurological deficit |
Scratching |
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Paraplagia |
Lame - high up the leg |
Lame – low down in the leg |
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Pigs behavior to yourself |
Pig behavior to each other |
Pigs grouping |
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Presence of discharge |
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Occular |
Nasal |
Aural |
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Mouth |
Anal |
Vulva |
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Other observed changes associated
directly with the pig |
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Refusal of feed |
Vomiting |
Note any parasites |
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Look around the pen and observe the feces consistency |
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Loose |
Diarrhoea |
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Constipated |
Blood - Melanea |
Blood - red |
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Mucus |
Note color of feces |
Look also on the walls |
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Urinary Tract |
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Smokey |
Blood |
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Note changes with the reproductive cycle normal |
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Vulval changes |
Coming into oestrus |
Allowing coitus |
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Abnormal reproductive |
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No testes |
Testicular atrophy |
Orchitis |
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Necrotic vulva |
Swollen vulva |
Abortion |
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Mummified piglets |
Late mummified |
Stillborn piglet |
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Swollen lymphnodes |
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Unilateral |
Bilateral |
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