Prevention and treatment of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs

Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis is a highly contagious digestive tract infectious disease of pigs caused by porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus. It is characterized by vomiting, watery diarrhea and dehydration. The harm to pigs infected for the first time is particularly obvious. The disease varies according to age. The younger the age, the more serious the illness, the higher the mortality rate. Let's take a look at the prevention and treatment of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs.

Symptoms of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs

Generally, piglets within 2 weeks of age will experience vomiting 12-24 hours after infection, followed by severe watery or paste diarrhea, yellow feces, often with undigested milk clots, stench, rapid weight loss, obvious dehydration and death within 2-7 days of the disease, with a mortality rate of 100%. The mortality rate of piglets at the age of 2-3 weeks is 0-10%. Weanling pigs developed 2-4 days after infection, showing watery diarrhea, spray-like feces, gray or brown feces, individual pigs vomiting, diarrhea stopped after 5-8 days, rarely died, but weight loss, often showed dysplasia, and became stiff pigs. Some sows are in close contact with sick piglets with repeated infection, with severe symptoms, elevated body temperature, cessation of lactation, vomiting, loss of appetite and diarrhea, and some lactating sows do not show clinical symptoms.

Prevention of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs

Prevention of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs should adhere to self-breeding, must be purchased, it should be strict quarantine, isolation and observation for more than 1 month, when there is no disease can be gregarious. Usually strengthen the feeding and management, especially in the cold season, pay attention to keep warm, keep the pig house dry, clean and hygienic. Once the disease is found, it should be strictly isolated and disinfected immediately. One of the following drugs is commonly used for disinfection, 1% caustic soda solution, 10% bleach solution, 10% fresh lime milk, 10% hot plant ash water and 0.5% formaldehyde solution, the effect is very good.

Treatment of transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs

1. Antibiotics: streptomycin 30 ~ 500000 IU (unit), gentamicin 40 ~ 80 IU (unit), mixed and dissolved and then taken orally, twice a day for 2 days.

2. Norfloxacin powder: 0.3 × 0.5g per kg body weight of piglets, dissolved in warm water, twice a day for 2 days (the first and second prescription of seriously ill pigs can be used simultaneously).

3. Lijujing injection: each piglet was injected with 2 ml intramuscularly, and berberine tablets were given orally, 1 to 2 tablets (0.5g each tablet), twice a day for 2 days.

4. symptomatic treatment: each vomiting piglet was injected with vitamin B1 injection 2ml and 5ml twice a day for 2 days. For patients with blue ears, nose and lower limbs, intramuscular injection of 10% sulfamethidine sodium injection 2ml, twice a day, continuous injection for 2 days. For piglets dehydrated without eating or drinking, timely administration of glucose, sodium chloride aqueous solution, replenish body fluids, 20 ml each time, 5 times a day, until cured.

5. Adjuvant treatment of traditional Chinese medicine: Coptis chinensis, rhubarb, Wumei 10 grams each, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Euphorbiae charcoal, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Kezi 15 grams each, Sophora flavescens, Dianchang, Pulsatilla, Xiangqu, Huoxiang, Plantago asiatica 20 grams each, decocted water service (25 case pig dose).