Causes and control methods of yellow and white dysentery in piglets

In the process of piglet feeding, yellow and white dysentery of piglets is an important killer of piglets, which is easy to be co-infected with gastroenteritis virus, epidemic diarrhea virus and rotavirus. The incidence of the disease is extremely high. Let's take a look at the occurrence characteristics, causes and prevention methods of yellow and white dysentery in piglets.

1. Characteristics of the disease

Yellow and white dysentery of piglets is caused by Escherichia coli, which often occurs in young piglets, and the probability of first birth is higher. Yellow dysentery generally occurs in 1-7-day-old piglets, while white dysentery generally occurs in 10-30-day-old piglets. Yellow and white dysentery can occur all the year round, and it is easy to occur in winter, summer and spring when there is a large temperature difference between day and night. Stress factors such as poor feeding environment, poor causes, and sudden climate changes can all become inducements for the disease. Piglets may also cause the disease when they eat food contaminated by diseased pig feces. Generally, there is a cost of piglet infection in a litter. If measures are taken, the whole litter will soon be infected with the disease.

2. The cause of disease

The feeding environment is poor, and the cleaning of the sanitary environment is not in place, resulting in a large number of bacteria and pathogens multiplying, and the resistance of piglets is weak, which is very easy to be infected. The improper choice of feed will cause gastrointestinal discomfort or digestive system dysfunction of piglets, indigestion will lead to a large number of bacteria before you, leading to piglet diarrhea, leading to this disease.

3. Preventive measures

It is necessary to strengthen the daily hygiene management of the pig house, clean the excreta of the pig herd regularly, and do a good job in the disinfection of the pig house, so as to control the pathogens and bacteria in the feeding environment to the lowest level. To carry out pathogen surveillance of yellow and white dysentery to provide scientific standards for the cleanliness of feed internal and external environment, prevention and treatment measures should be taken mainly by vaccination and supplemented by drug prevention and treatment.

4. Treatment methods

Once there are piglets with yellow and white dysentery, it is necessary to carry out drug prevention and treatment for the whole litter of piglets, so as not to be extremely difficult to treat. Choose antimicrobial drugs, the first choice of drugs are mycin, kanamycin and streptomycin sulfate. Gentamicin 4-11 mg per kilogram of body weight twice a day, orally, or 4-7 mg per kg, once a day, intramuscular injection. The rest of the drugs should also be used in accordance with the norms and standards, and should be detected and treated as soon as possible.

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