Each week a new question about swine with the possibility of answering questions from previous weeks.

Question of the week - Week of 10-May-2017

What are the main signs/characteristics of central nervous system syndrome (CNS)?

Question of the week

Ataxia, muscle tremors. Mortality of 100% affected
Paralysis. Morbidity of 100% and mortality of 15% -20%
Muscle weakness that could lead to paralysis. Morbidity of 50% and mortality of 50%

See a clue in the article USA: low but concerning incidence of CNS in pigs

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