This handbook is intended to be a useful and practical tool primarily developed for pig production companies, as well as for veterinary practitioners faced with enteric disease affecting piglets in their first days of life. The contents are the result of the joint efforts of highly-regarded specialists with years of experience in the field of enteric diseases in swine.

Authors:

ANA CARVAJAL URUEÑA

PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain). 

PEDRO RUBIO NISTAL

PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain). 

HÉCTOR ARGÜELLO RODRÍGUEZ

PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain). 

JAIME GÓMEZ LAGUNA

PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain). 

Key Features:

➜ Practical handbook.

➜ Written by renowned specialists.

➜ Targeted to veterinary practitioners and pig production companies.

Table of Contents:

1. Digestive tract structure and function

Digestive tract structure

Digestive tract function

2. Immunity in the piglet

Intestinal defence mechanisms

Maternal immunity

3. Main aetiological agents

Bacterial diarrhoea

Viral diarrhoea

Parasitic diarrhoea (Cystoisospora suis)

Novel agents involved in neonatal diarrhoea

4. Main diagnostic tools

Clinical and pathological diagnosis

Sample collection

Laboratory diagnosis

5. Control

Symptomatic treatment

Aetiological treatment

Immune prophylaxis

Management during gestation, farrowing and lactation

New control options

Housing sows in groups during lactation