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Abscesses in pigs and how to deal with it. 653 758 Sefa

Abscesses in pigs and how to deal with it.

An abscess is a cavity filled with pus and dead cell material, usually due to inflammations caused by bacteria. The bacterium has access to the body when there is a…

Pig vice behavior and how to mitigate it. 720 490 Sefa

Pig vice behavior and how to mitigate it.

Ear biting Tail biting Vices in pigs refers to a group of abnormal behaviors in pigs including biting, chewing and sucking of the vulva, tail, ears, flanks and navels, usually…

Iron toxicity, a common Poisoning problem in Piglets and how to mitigate it 610 464 Sefa

Iron toxicity, a common Poisoning problem in Piglets and how to mitigate it

Injecting a piglet with iron dextran Iron injections or iron dextran shots are usually administered to piglets between the first and seventh day of birth. This corrects the development of…

Coccidiosis in pigs – an under diagnosed cause of porcine diarrhoea 720 567 Sefa

Coccidiosis in pigs – an under diagnosed cause of porcine diarrhoea

yellowish pasty diarrhoea COCCIDIOSIS IN PIGS Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease affecting the digestive system of pigs. Although all growth stages of pigs can be affected by this disease, piglets…