| Age / group |
Clinical signs / disease condition |
Control measures |
| 1. Pre-natal period (Before parturition) |
(1) Undeveloped and fully developed born dead faetuses |
(1) Separate housing of pregnant sows |
| 2. 0 – 10 days |
(1) Crushing by mother |
(1) Adopt pig housing developed by ICAR; provide a closed area where only piglets can enter |
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(2) Cannibalism |
(2) Do not disturb sows with |
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(3) Cold weather |
(3) Give adequate vitamin and mineral supplement and balance diet |
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(4) Neo-natal diarrhea |
(4) Provide bedding of paddy Straw |
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(5) Agalactia |
(5) Avoid excessive feeding of piglets by sows |
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(6) Oral administration of antibiotics/sulpha drugs |
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(7) Provide proper nutrition |
| 3. 11-30 days |
(1) Diarrhoea and dysentery |
(1) Prompt treatment with sensitive antibiotics/ sulpha drugs |
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(2) Nasal discharge watery or thick |
(2) Give full course of routine Anthelimintics |
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(3) Off-feeding, grinding of teeth And loss of shining of body Coat |
(3) Avoid excessive feeding by sows |
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(4) Provide dry bedding daily |
| 4. 31-60 days |
(1) Diarrhoea /dysentery |
(1) Separation of ailing piglets |
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(2) Nasal discharge & difficulty in breathing |
(2) Prompt treatment with antibiotics/sulpha drugs/ Anthelimintics |
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(3) Continuous coughing in morning hours |
(3) Avoid dampness in houses |
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(4) Poor gain, tucked up belly |
(4) Treat the drinking water with a few crystals of potassium permanganate |
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(5) Give skimmed milk and Cooked feed or rice/barley Gruel |
| 5. 61-180 days |
(1) Diarrhoea /dysentery |
(1) Separation and prompt |
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(2) Continuous cough, nasal discharges |
(2) Treatment of drinking water with potassium permanganate |
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(3) Excretion of parasites in faeces |
(3) Provide ample ventilation In the house/dry bedding |
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(4) Excessive nasal discharge / difficulty in breathing coupled with nasal deformity |
(4) Proper anthelmintic treatment |
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(5) Munomycin forte / Tetracyclin injection for 5-7 days.Repeat after 2 weeks |
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