Clinical signs and autopsy findings: can porcine circovirus be diagnosed on the farm?[Circovirus]Joaquim Segalés The autopsy is always an important diagnostic element for the majority of diseases, and this is the same for porcine circovirosis. |
What causes coughing in pigs?[What the experts say ]John D. Mackinnon Any factor that irritates or inflames the respiratory system will elicit the physiological response of either sneezing or coughing or both. Although alarming and indicative of disease, coughing is at least a sign that normal physiological responses are taking place and should not in isolation be necessarily seen as a bad thing. We may have sudden or generalized outbreaks of coughing as well as a constant coughing in pig groups. There are infectious pathogenic agents that are normally associated with coughing or laboured breathing in pigs such as Actinobacillus, Bordetella, Haemophilus, Pasteurella Streptococcus, Mycoplasma, SIV, PRRSV or PCV2.
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