Definitions

Edema disease

Edema disease

Disease of weaner and grower pigs, caused by E. coli, characterized by subcutaneous and subserosal edema, progressive ataxia, recumbency and death (destroys blood vessels)

Postweaning diarrhea

Disease of post weaning period, caused by E. coli, characterized by diarrhea, dehydration and often death

Swine dysentery

Disease of growing pigs, caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, characterized by mucohemorrhagic diarrhea

Porcine proliferative enteritis

Enteric disease of growing-finishing and young breeding pigs, caused by Lawsonia intracellularis

Transmissible gastroenteritis

Highly contagious disease of pigs at any age, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by acute diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration and high mortality

Porcine epidemic diarrhea

Contagious disease of pigs, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by gastroenteritis

Hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus disease

Also known as vomiting and wasting disease, is a contagious disease of pigs, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by vomiting and wasting in piglets and neurological signs in others

Porcine respiratory coronavirosis

Very contagious disease of weaner pigs that is characterized by coughing, sneezing and mild respiratory infection

Mycoplasmal pneumonia/enzootic pneumonia

Chronic respiratory disease of pigs, caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, characterized by sporadic disease of coughing, and decrease in growth rate

Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia

Contagious disease of pigs, caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, characterized by pneumonia and sudden and rapid deaths

Nonprogressive atrophic rhinitis

Chronical infectious disease of pigs, caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, characterized by usually transient turbinate atrophy

Progressive atrophic rhinitis

Chronical infectious disease of pigs, caused by Pasteurella multocida, characterized by shortening or distortion of snout, sneezing, nasal discharge, and epistaxis

Pneumonic pasteurellosis

Sporadic disease of swine, caused by Pasteurella multocida, and it is characterized by acute bronchopneumonia

Swine influenza

Very contagious disease of swine, caused by Orthomyxovirus, and characterized by fever, muscle stiffness and thumps

Streptococcus suis infection

Mostly a disease of piglets and growing pigs, caused by Streptococcus suis, and characterized by septicemia, meningitis, joint infections, and bronchopneumonia

Glasser’s disease

A polyserositis and arthritis of pigs caused by Haemophilus parasuis

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

Highly contagious viral disease of pigs, caused by Arterivirus, and characterized by reproductive disorders, high piglet mortality and respiratory disease in young pigs

Brucellosis

Infectious disease of pigs, caused by Brucella suis, and characterized by abortions and weak or stillborn piglets

Porcine parvovirus infection

Contagious disease of swine, caused by Parvovirus, and characterized by reproduction failure

Porcine circoviral disease

Contagious disease of swine, caused by Circovirus, and characterized by post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome, and dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome

Swine erysipelas

Infectious disease of swine, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, and is characterized by sudden death, skin lesions and arthritis

Vesicular exanthema

Contagious vesicular disease of swine, caused by Vesivirus, and is characterized by fever and vesicles on snout, lips, nostrils, tongue, feet, and mammary glands

Swine vesicular disease

Contagious virosis, caused by Picornavirus, that is characterized by pyrexia and vesicular lesion on snout, feet and teats