Diagnosis and treatment of Asthma infection in Swine

Clinical symptoms: the body temperature of the diseased pig was as high as 40,41.5 ℃, the initial breathing was fast and shallow, then it became slow and deep, dyspnea, often gasping for breath and constipation. In the later stage of the disease, purplish red spots appeared on the lower limbs and abdominal skin of the diseased pigs. finally, he had difficulty breathing and died of lying on the ground. it was diagnosed as mixed infection of porcine asthma and toxoplasmosis.

Treatment: 250 grams of oxytetracycline powder and 250 grams of doxycycline powder were evenly mixed into 500 kg feed for 5 to 7 days. "Red bow chain kill" intramuscular injection, 0.2 ml per kilogram of body weight, once a day for 3 days, after the symptoms improved, and then consolidated for 2 days.

Preventive measures: the disease is dominated by prevention and supplemented by treatment. Strengthen the feeding and management, do a good job in the environmental hygiene and disinfection of pig houses. Piggery, utensils and surrounding environment are often disinfected with 2% caustic soda solution or 20% plant ash solution. It is forbidden to keep cats in pig farms. It is also necessary to carry out self-breeding, do not introduce pigs from outside, and strictly isolate sick pigs. Adding proper amount of oxytetracycline powder to the feed for 5 to 7 days can prevent the occurrence of diseases such as asthma, toxoplasmosis and eperythrozoonosis in pigs.