KEEPING YOUR PIGS HEALTHY David Madsen, DVM

slide1. KEEPING YOUR PIGS HEALTHY David Madsen, DVM
SwinePro Associates, LLC
PIGeducate.com<br>
slide2. VCPR VETERINARY-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
YOU, THE CLIENT THAT OWNS PIGS, THE PATIENTS, HAVE STARTED A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A VETERINARIAN THAT:
1. HAS BEEN TO SEE YOUR PIGS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR
2. IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP
3. BUILDS A HEALTH PROGRAM THAT YOU AGREE TO FOLLOW.<br>
slide3. PRESCRIPTION OR VFD “FOR USE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A LICENSED DVM”
ALL INJECTABLES
VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE: ALL “MEDICALLY IMPORTANT” (FROM A CLASS OF DRUGS USED IN HUMANS).
EXEMPT FOR FEED: Tiamulin (Denagard), FENBENDAZOLE, BMD<br>
slide4. GENERAL FACTS 1. PIGS EAT LIKE A PIG. WHENEVER ONE DOESN’T, SOMETHING IS WRONG!
2. MALE PIGS (BOARS & BARROWS) EAT 15% MORE PER DAY THAN GILTS AND BARROWS GET FATTER FASTER.
3. WATER, COOL & FRESH, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENT. POOR WATER, BAD APPETITE.
4. PIGS DON’T REALLY LIKE TO WALLOW IN THE MUD. THEY DO LIKE TO STAY COOL & MUD HELPS.<br>
slide5. SIGNS (SYMPTOMS) TO PAY ATTENTION TO 1. APPETITE STOPS
2. COUGH OR SNEEZING
3. FORCED BREATHING (THUMPING)
4. GAUNT
5. CHANGE IN STOOL- TOO HARD OR TOO LOOSE
6. LAME ESP. IF JOINTS SWELL
7. SKIN COLOR CHANGE OR SPOTS ON SKIN
8. VOMITING<br>
slide6. APPETITE STOPS- WHY? 1. SORE THROAT, REDUCED WATER CONSUMPTION. OFTEN PRECEDES RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
2. MAY ACCOMPANY FEVER-TAKE TEMPERATURE. SHOULD BE 101-103⁰ (DEPENDS ON ROOM TEMP.)
3. CHECK WATER SOURCE AND FEED FRESHNESS
4. INVESTIGATE APPETITE REDUCTION VS. NONE<br>
slide7. COUGH OR SNEEZE 1. CLEAR, WATERY DISCHARGE W/ SNEEZING PRIOR TO COUGH DEVELOPMENT IS A SIGN OF SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION (SIV)
2. SHORT, DRY, PERSISTENT COUGH VS. DEEP HARSH, “BARKING” COUGH SEPARATES SOME DISEASES
ALL PIGS COUGH OR SNEEZE ON OCCASION, JUST LIKE US. NO WORRIES. WORRY IF IT BECOMES REGULAR & CONTINUAL<br>
slide8. COMMON COUGH CAUSES 1. MIGRATING ROUNDWORM LARVAE-ADULTS DO NO HARM EXCEPT PROVIDE MORE EGGS TO MAKE MORE WORMS. LARVAE EXIT INTESTINES AFTER BEING EATEN, MIGRATE THROUGH LIVER, DIAPHRAGM, LUNGS, GET COUGHED UP AND RESWALLOWED TO BECOME ADULTS.
2. CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE LUNG DAMAGE, EVEN DEATH FROM PNEUMONIA.
3. EGGS LIVE OVER IN SOIL FOR YEARS
4. BEST REASON TO MOVE PENS ANNUALLY IF ON DIRT.
5.DRY, HACKY, FREQUENT COUGH.<br>
slide10. WORM TREATMENT & CONTROL ROUNDWORMS – Ivomec for adults only
LARVAL ROUNDWORMS- Feed Safeguard (Fenbendazole) for 3 days as topdress
WHIPWORMS – Tramisol or Safeguard –NOT Ivomec
ROTATE LOTS ANNUALLY ON DIRT
CLEAN PENS WELL BETWEEN GROUPS IF ON CEMENT
COUGHING BEGINS ABOUT 14 DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE TO EMBRYONATED EGGS<br>
slide11. FENBENDAZOLE SOURCES FENBENDAZOLE TOPDRESS FOR PIGS (SAFEGUARD)
CATTLE SAFEGUARD PELLETS
EQUINE SAFEGUARD PASTE
ALL ACCORDING TO PIG WEIGHT & GIVE 3 DAYS IN A ROW<br>
slide12. EQUINE SAFEGUARD<br>
slide13. OTHER SOIL DANGERS PIGS ARE THE SECOND MOST POPULAR 4-H PROJECT IN MONTANA BEHIND SHOOTING SPORTS
CLAY PIGEONS ARE A BIG PART OF SHOOTING PROJECTS
CLAY PIGEONS ARE SEVERELY TOXIC TO PIGS’ LIVERS …ONLY A HALF A CLAY BIRD, WHEN EATEN BY A PIG, IS ENOUGH TO KILL THE PIG
CALLED “PITCH POISENING”, THE PINE TAR BASE IS BOTH TASTY TO THE PIG AND RAPIDLY TOXIC TO THE PIG’S LIVER<br>
slide14. AVOID!!<br>
slide15. MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA 1. EASILY PREVENTABLE WITH PROPER VACCINATION
2. DRY, “HACKY” COUGH, GETS WORSE OVER TIME
3. CHRONIC MILD TO MODERATE PNEUMONIA
4. MAIN EFFECT IS SLOW GAIN
5. COMBINATION WITH OTHER AGENTS (PRRS, SIV, CIRCO) 2 + 2 = 5
6. BE CERTAIN PIGS YOU PURCHASE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED!<br>
slide17. PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS CHRONIC, IRREVERSIBLE VIRUS
ENTERED PIG HERDS VIA MUTATION OF PREVIOUS VIRUS IN EARLY 21st CENTURY
HUGE ISSUE & RAPID SPREAD IN 2006
GOOD VACCINES IN 2007
EASILY PREVENTABLE VIA VACCINATION
ASSUME ALL PIG HERDS CARRY IT
REQUIRE VACCINATION OF EVERY PIG YOU BUY
COMBINATION OF M.HYO & CIRCO IS EXCELLENT ESP. MERCK PRODUCT<br>
slide18. SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS (SIV) 1. FAST ONSET, QUICKLY OFF FEED & H2O BECAUSE THROAT HURTS
2. STARTS W/ CLEAR, RUNNY, NOSE, THEN MILD COUGH, THEN LOUD, HARSH “BARK”
3. COUGH IS VERY CHARACTERISTIC (DIAGNOSTIC)
4. NO TREATMENT FOR ANY VIRUS
5. FOCUS Rx ON SECONDARY BACTERIA W/ INJECTABLE ANTIBIOTIC AND GOOD NURSING CARE (WARM, DRY, DRAFTFREE, REDUCE FEVER)<br>
slide19. MORE SIV 1. OFTEN IN FALL W/ DROPPING TEMPS- PIGS AREN’T THE BRIGHTEST CRITTERS- WILL GO TO SLEEP WHERE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WHEN THE EVENING IS WARM, THEN STAY ALL NIGHT AND GET CHILLED. SIV IS OFTEN PRESENT IN THE PIG WAITING FOR A STRESSOR LIKE CHILLING
2. BEST REASON TO KEEP TEMPS CONSTANT AND COMFY YEARROUND.<br>
slide20. EVEN MORE SIV 1. MOM’S COLOSTRUM PROTECTS AGAINST SIV FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS
2. THIS PROTECTION ALSO NEUTRALIZES VACCINE. HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2 MO. OLD
3. SEVERAL VERSIONS (H1N1, H3N2, H1N2), SO VACCINE AGAINST 1 MAY NOT PREVENT ANOTHER
4. THE “MONTANA ADVANTAGE” – LONG DISTANCES BETWEEN PIGS, LESS EXPOSURE
5. HAULING TO MULTIPLE SHOWS LOSES THAT ADVANTAGE<br>
slide21. LAST THING ABOUT SIV 1. PIGS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION TO PEOPLE(AND VICE VERSA)
2. PIGS ARE THE “MIXING VESSEL” WHERE 2 OR MORE STRAINS OF PEOPLE &/OR BIRD INFLUENZA MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A NEW VIRUS
3. IT IS RARE BUT CAN HAPPEN THAT YOU CAN GIVE SIV TO YOUR PIGS OR THEY CAN GIVE IT TO YOU.
4. VERY COMMON THAT YOU HAVE THE INFLUENZA AT THE SAME TIME AS YOUR PIGS AND THEY ARE 2 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIRUS<br>
slide23. A ZOONOTIC DISEASE DISEASE TRANSMISSABLE FROM ANIMALS TO PEOPLE OR VICE VERSA
INFLUENZA A, ERYSIPELAS, STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS
INFLUENZA A STRAINS COMMONLY INFECT BIRDS AND MOVE AROUND THE GLOBE.
AVIAN STRAINS CAN DIRECTLY INFECT PEOPLE OR CAN MIX WITH HUMAN OR PIG STRAINS TO BECOME A “NEW” STRAIN THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
THE “NEW” STRAIN CAN NOW INFECT NAÏVE SUBJECTS<br>
slide24. THINGS TO ASSUME THOSE OF US WITH A LONG FARM ANIMAL EXPOSURE HISTORY, ESP. PIGS OR POULTRY, HAVE SOME IMMUNITY TO INFLUENZA
MOST FOLKS HAVE LITTLE OR NO EXPOSURE NOR IMMUNUTY, SINCE FEW FOLKS FARM
EXHIBITS BRING PIGS, BIRDS, AND PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A SHORT TIME EACH SUMMER
THE SIGNS WARNING EVERYONE TO WASH THEIR HANDS AND NOT BRING FOOD INTO THE LIVESTOCK BARNS ARE “JUST IN CASE” AN UNEXPECTED INFLUENZA STRAIN IS PRESENT<br>
slide25. GUT ISSUES 1. STOMACH ULCERS- GIVEN CREDIT FOR DOING MORE HARM THAN THEY DESERVE
2. EVERY TIME A PIG FAILS TO EAT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS (INCLUDING WHEN THEY RUN OUT OF FEED OR WATER), LOCAL IRRITATION OF A PART OF THE STOMACH LINING STARTS.
3. THIS CAN PROCEED TO AN EROSION OF THE LINING WHEN THE ABSENCE OF FOOD PERSISTS &/OR WHEN FINELY GROUND FEED IS FED
4. THE END RESULT CAN BE A BLEEDING ULCER & DEATH<br>
slide26. ULCER CONTROL & Rx 1. ENCOURAGE APPETITE
2. OFFER MORE COARSE FEED THAN PELLETS(THE PELLETS DO NOT CAUSE ULCERS- QUALITY PELLETS REQUIRE GRINDING GRAIN VERY FINE. FINE GRIND ENCOURAGES ULCERS)
3. WHOLE OATS, STEAMED ROLLED OATS, WHOLE GRAIN ARE ALL ACCEPTABLE
4. TAGAMET (FAMOTEDINE) FED DAILY FOR A WEEK
5. OMEPRAZOLE (PRILOSEC) DAILY
6. ALL VOMITING IS NOT AN ULCER<br>
slide27. MOST COMMON YOU MIGHT SEE 1. ILEITIS- USUALLY IN PIGS OVER 180-200 LB+
2. STARTS AS MILD TO MODERATE DIARRHEA, USUALLY DARK DUE TO DIGESTED BLOOD, MAY DEPRESS APPETITE. OFTEN DARK STREAKS OF MANURE DOWN THE HAMS
3. RESPONDS WELL TO TYLAN 200 INJECTIONS OR LINCOMYCIN 300 INJECTIONS 3-5 DAYS IN A ROW. DENAGARD (TIAMULIN) VIA DRINKING WATER IS EXCELLENT, ESP. FOR UNAFFECTED PENMATES.<br>
slide29. DENAGARD (TIAMULIN) GIVE IN DRINKING WATER
MOST EFFECTIVE
NOT COMMONLY USED IN MONTANA
SUGGESTED THAT A CLUB LEADER ORDER A BOTTLE IN EARLY SUMMER AND LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE IT IS. SHARE AMONG THOSE IN NEED.
TYLAN 200 AND LINCOCIN 300 ARE MORE EASILY OBTAINED AND ARE GOOD FOR Rx BUT REQUIRE DAILY INJECTIONS FOR 3+ DAYS<br>
slide30. LESS COMMON 1. SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM -YELLOW DIARRHEA, OFF FEED, LOW FEVER, GAUNT. NOT HIGHLY FATAL WHEN TREATED W/ NAXCEL OR EXCENEL INJECTIONS OR EXCEDE. MAY CONTINUE TO EAT. NEOMYCIN VIA WATER.
2. SALMONELLA CHOLERASUIS SKIN OF BELLY OFTEN UNIFORMLY REDDENED, HIGH FEVER, EARS MAY BECOME RED/PURPLE AT EDGE. QUICKLY FATAL. NAXCEL/EXCCENEL/EXCEDE. NOT MUCH DIARRHEA SINCE PIGS QUICKLY STOP EATING<br>
slide32. RARE 1. WHIPWORMS- IN COLON, MAY SEE BRIGHTER RED BLOOD SPECKS. TREAT WITH TRAMISOL OR SAFEGUARD. IVOMEC WILL NOT WORK.
2. DYSENTERY- AFFECTS LARGE BOWEL, BLOOD & MUCUS IN MODERATE DIARRHEA. DENAGARD IN WATER OR FEED TO TREAT<br>
slide33. RARER THAN RARE (IN MONTANA) PED (PORCINE EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA)
PRIMARILY A WINTER DISEASE, DISASTROUS IN NURSING PIGS, SELDOM AN ISSUE AFTER 40 LB
IN HOG DENSE AREAS OF U.S.
MANY, MANY AVENUES OF TRANSMISSION
NO TREATMENT
BOTTOM LINE-IF YOU BUY A PLUMP 40+LB PIG, IT HAS NOT HAD PED AND, IF IT GETS PED AFTER THAT, NOT MUCH WILL HAPPEN EXCEPT EXTREME DIARRHEA WITH VOMITING FOR A FEW DAYS & WEIGHT LOSS (WILL REGAIN)<br>
slide35. MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES 1. HEMOPHILUS PARASUIS USU. IN YOUNG PIGS. VERY MILD, DRY COUGH. SUDDEN DEATH.MAY SHOW RAPID BREATHING BUT CONTINUE TO EAT. TREAT W/ BAYTRIL, EXCEDE, NAXCEL, EXCENEL. TREAT ALL PIGS AT SAME TIME.
POST MORTEM SHOWS LOT OF FLUID IN HEART SAC, CHEST CAVITY, “CHICKEN FAT CLOTS” OF YELLOW FLUID OR “SPIDER WEB” MATERIAL IN ABDOMEN.
RECOVERED PIGS MAY GROW SLOWLY DUE TO ADHESIONS IN CHEST<br>
slide38. MISC. (CONT.) ERYSIPELAS ACUTE OR CHRONIC
ACUTE- HIGH FEVERS (107⁰), GAUNT, MAY BE LAME, MAY SEE “DIAMOND SKIN” LESIONS
TREAT WITH PENICILLIN, THE ONLY APPROVED USE OF PENICILLIN IN PIGS. 52 DAY PRESLAUGHTER WITHDRAWAL. NAXCEL ALSO GOOD.
CHRONIC- AFTER ACUTE OR VERY MILD ACUTE.
MAY CAUSE ARTHRITIS, ENLARGED JOINTS, HEART VALVE LESIONS THAT CAUSE “THUMPING” & SLOW GROWTH. NOT A COMMON CAUSE OF LARGE JOINTS<br>
slide41. ARTHRITIS MYCOPLASMA HYORHINIS, M. HYOSYNOVIAE, H.PARASUIS(AGAIN. VERY COMMON)
ACUTE LAMENESS, JOINT SWELLING.
TREAT W/ NAXCEL OR EXCENEL AT FIRST SIGN OF LAMENESS. WAITING UNTIL SWELLING APPEARS OFTEN IS TOO LATE.
IF THEY’RE LAME, DO SOMETHING!<br>
slide42. SUNBURN OCCURS ON LIGHT COLORED SKIN
SIGNS ARE REDDENED SKIN, MAY PROCEDE TO WEEPING SERUM, CRACKING
VERY CHARACTERISTIC SUDDEN FLINCHING, MAY DROP TO THE GROUND WHEN TOUCHED, MAY WALK AND REPEATEDLY DIP THE BACK.
SOME CALL IT “DIPPITY-PIG” AND DREAM UP ALL SORTS OF CAUSES…IT’S SUNBURN.
TREAT AS YOU WOULD YOURSELF- ALOE, LOCAL ANESTHETIC, CALAMINE
IT WILL SCAB & PEEL-PREVENT VIA SHADE. MUD?<br>
slide44. INSECT BITES ESP. MOSQUITOES<br>
slide45. SENECA VALLEY VIRUS SUDDEN INCREASE IN # OF CASES, ESP. MIDWEST. HAS BEEN IN U.S. A FEW YEARS
1ST FOUND 2015 IN SHOW PIGS IN SD & IA
RAPID SPREAD TO MANY HERDS IN MANY STATES. CURRENT ESTIMATE IS THAT 30% OF U.S. PIGS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
CAUSES BLISTERS ON NOSE AND AT CORONARY BAND OF THE FOOT WHERE HAIR MEETS THE TOENAIL.
BLISTERS RUPTURE LEAVING OPEN SORES<br>
slide46. SVV cont. SORES MAY BE PAINFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE TEMPORARY LAMENESS OR RELUCTANCE TO EAT
NO TREATMENT. FAST RECOVERY.
PROBABLY LIFETIME IMMUNITY BUT MAY BE CARRIERS FOR UNDETERMINED TIME.<br>
slide51. SVV…THE PROBLEM LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (FMD), A DREADED FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE
REQUIRES VIRUS IDENTIFICATION AT A FEDERAL LAB TO DISTINGUISH SVV FROM FMD
MANDATORY QUARANTINE TO PREMISES OF AFFECTED PIGS AND ALL THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM
FEDERAL VETERINARIANS MUST BE CALLED TO DO THE DIAGNOSTICS
RESULTS IN NO LESS THAN 48 HOURS<br>
slide52. SVV…THE GOOD NEWS AFFECTS ONLY PIGS. NO SPREAD TO PEOPLE OR OTHER ANIMALS
AFFECTED PIGS RECOVER QUICKLY AND GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
PIGS THAT ARE INVESTIGATED AND PROVEN TO HAVE SVV ARE FREE TO MOVE AS SOON AS DIAGNOSTICS ARE IN. MAY BE AS QUICK AS 2-3 DAYS
RECOVERED PIGS MAY MOVE INTERSTATE IN 14 DAYS AFTER DIAGNOSTICS<br>
slide53. SVV…THE BAD NEWS IF A SINGLE PIG IS FOUND AT A PREMISE LIKE YOUR FAIRGROUNDS, ALL THE PIGS ARE QUARANTINED TO THE SITE UNTIL AFTER DIAGNOSTICS ARE COMPLETED.
CAN’T GO HOME, CAN’T GO TO SLAUGHTER
MONTANA BOARD OF LIVESTOCK RECOMMENDS ALL PIGS BE INSPECTED BY AN ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN AT ARRIVAL TO THE SHOW BEFORE UNLOADING.
QUICK VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE & TOES
PIGS WITH LESIONS GO BACK HOME
ALL “CLEAN” PIGS CAN STAY<br>
slide54. SVV…THOSE AT RISK MOST LIKELY TO ORIGINATE OUTSIDE OF MONTANA (THIS YEAR ONLY)
MOST LIKELY TO ARRIVE AS FEEDER WEIGHTS
THOSE THAT GO TO MULTIPLE SHOWS AND ARE EXPOSED TO MANY PIGS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INFECTED
STRESSORS SEEM TO BRING THE SIGNS ON MORE QUICKLY. MULTIPLE SHOWS STRESS PIGS<br>
slide55. SVV…THE BOTTOM LINE PROTECTION OF THE U.S. ANIMAL INDUSTRY FROM FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE ENTRY ACROSS OUR BORDERS IS VITAL TO OUR ECONOMY, OUR INDUSTRY, AND OUR FOOD SUPPLY.
ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT THE LESIONS FOUND ON ANY PIG ARE NOT FMD IS MANDATORY AND A PART OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
DON’T FEEL PICKED UPON IF A PIG OF YOURS SHOWS LESIONS & MUST MISS THE SHOW…BAD LUCK, YES, BUT FAR BIGGER ISSUES ARE AT PLAY.<br>
slide56. HOW TO INJECT 1.RESTRAIN THE PIG- SQUEEZE BEHIND A PANEL, PICK UP (IF SMALL), OR SNARE<br>
slide57. INJECT IN THE SIDE OF THE NECK ONLY FOR I.M. INJECTIONS<br>
slide58. NUTRITION A TO C (maybe D) NUTRITION A-Z IS A MONTHLONG MEETING
CERTAIN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TO KEEP YOUR FEED SUPPLIER ON HIS/HER TOES
PIGS WILL EAT ALMOST ANYTHING AND WILL CERTAINLY BITE TO TASTE EVERYTHING (PEOPLE’S FINGERS INCLUDED)
THE PIG’S SENSE OF SMELL IS HIGHLY DEVELOPED AND USED TO FIND AND IDENTIFY ITEMS TO EAT<br>
slide59. NUTRITION A PIGS REQUIRE 10 AMINO ACIDS TO BE ADDED TO THEIR RATION IN THE FORM OF PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION. SOYBEAN OIL MEAL (SOM)IS MOST COMMON, BUT FISHMEAL, SPRAY DRIED PORCINE PLASMA, BLOODMEAL AND OTHERS ARE COMMON.
THE YOUNGER THE PIG, THE MORE ANIMAL PROTEIN IT REQUIRES. AS IT AGES, VEGETABLE PROTEIN CAN BE USED.
BOTTOM LINE- READ THE LABEL. IF YOU HAVE A 50 LB PIG AND ARE SOLD A BAG OF FEED FOR 75-150 LB PIGS, REFUSE IT!<br>
slide60. FEED IN GENERAL IT’S BETTER TO FEED A FEED INTENDED FOR LIGHTER WEIGHT PIGS TO HEAVIER PIGS THAN A FEED FOR HEAVIER PIGS TO LIGHTWEIGHTS.
IF YOU KEEP A GILT TO BREED, A FINISHING FEED IS GOOD FOR GESTATION. LIMIT FEED 4 ½ LB /DAY UNTIL 2-3 WEEKS PREFARROW, THEN INCREASE TO 5-6 LB
STARTER FEEDS MEANT FOR 25-50 LB PIGS ARE GOOD FOR LACTATING SOWS. FEED ALL THEY WANT. BE AWARE OF ANTIBIOTIC WITHDRAWAL. (NON-MEDICATED IS BEST).<br>
slide61. NUTRITION B GRAINS ARE PRIMARILY AN ENERGY SOURCE (CALORIES) WITH SOME PROTEIN, SOME MINERALS, A FEW VITAMINS
CORN, BARLEY & WHEAT ALL HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AND MUST HAVE OTHER ITEMS (PROTEIN, VITAMINS, MINERALS) ADDED TO BALANCE THE RATION FOR THE AGE & SIZE OF THE PIG
UPDATE TO THE NEXT RATION AS PIGS REACH CERTAIN WEIGHTS. FOLLOW MANUFACTURER’S DIRECTIONS.
DON’T ADD ITEMS ON YOUR OWN<br>
slide62. NUTRITION C PROPER VITAMIN & MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION IS CRITICAL
A V-M PREMIX IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF THE RATION ON A PER POUND BASIS BUT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. DON’T CUT CORNERS
CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, VIT. D BALANCE IS CRITICAL FOR PROPER BONE & CARTILAGE DEVELOPMENT. IMBALANCE CAN LEAD TO LAMENESS, POOR GROWTH.
THE PIG CAN MAKE ITS OWN B VITAMINS BUT MUST HAVE THE FAT SOLUBLE ONES (A,D,E,K) ADDED<br>
slide63. NUTRITION D ASK FOR EXPERT ADVICE IF YOU’RE UNSURE
THERE ARE FEEDS AVAILABLE SPECIFICALLY FOR SHOWPIGS & SUPPLEMENTS CLAIMED TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF ALMOST ANY PIG. SOME WORK, SOME DON’T . IT DEPENDS MORE ON THE PIG ITSELF THAN ON WHAT’S IN THE BAG.
IF YOU BUY A LIGHT-MUSCLED, NARROW TOPPED PIG AT 50 LB, YOU’LL HAVE A LIGHT-MUSCLED, NARROW TOPPED PIG AT 260 LB, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEED IT…GENETICS ARE CRITICAL.<br>
slide64. FEED ANTIBIOTICS “MEDICALLY IMPORTANT”DRUGS ARE THOSE THAT ARE ALSO USED TO TREAT HUMANS OR ARE FROM A FAMILY OF DRUGS THAT INCLUDE SOME USED IN HUMANS
TO BE INCLUDED IN ANIMAL FEED, THESE DRUGS NOW REQUIRE A VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE (VFD).
A VFD IS A WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION FROM A VETERINARIAN TO A FEED MANUFACTURER DETAILING THE ADDITION OF AN ANTIBIOTIC TO THE FEED FOR YOUR PIGS.<br>
slide65. VFD REQUIRED CTC, OTC (CHLORTETRACYCLINE, OXYTET)
ALL PENICILLIN COMBINATIONS
ALL SULFA COMBINATIONS
ALL NEOMYCIN COMBINATIONS
PULMOTIL (AS BEFORE)
TYLAN
LINCOMYCIN<br>
slide66. THE ”LEGAL 7” TIAMULIN (DENAGARD)
BACITRACIN METHYLDISALICYLATE (BMD)
BAMBERMYCIN (FLAVOMYCIN)
IONOPHORES (STASIS, COCCIDIOSTATS)
FENBENDAZOLE (SAFEGUARD, PANACUR)
CARBADOX (MECADOX)
PAYLEAN (NOT AN ANTIBIOTIC)<br>
slide67. ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE WATER 2ND BEST CHOICE FOR TREATMENT – INJECTION ALWAYS THE BEST CHOICE.
ALL EXCEPT TIAMULIN (DENAGARD) REQUIRE A VETERINARY PRESCRIPTION FOR USE.
Rx REQUIRES A VCPR.
INCLUDED ARE ALL TETRACYCLINES, PENICILLINS, NEOMYCIN COMBOS, LINCOMYCIN, TYLAN, SULFAS.
IT MIGHT BE WISE TO INCLUDE A COPY OF PRESCRIPTION OR VFD IN 4-H RECORDS IN ANIMAL HEALTH SECTION.<br>
slide68. ANIMAL WELL-BEING PIGS’ EARS ARE NOT HANDLES. NEVER LIFT OR PULL A PIG BY ITS EARS.
IF A PIG LIES DOWN OR REFUSES TO MOVE, A SHARP SLAP WITH BOTH HANDS AT THE SAME TIME IS THE MOST ACCEPTABLE WAY TO MAKE IT MOVE. REPEAT AS NECESSARY.
NEVER WHACK THEM WITH YOUR KNEE. YOU CAN TURN THEM OR PUSH THEM WITH A KNEE. DO NOT STRIKE, WHACK, SLAM WITH A KNEE.
FOR MANY SPECTATORS, SHOW DAY IS THE ONLY EXPOSURE TO ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. DON’T LET THEM THINK WE’RE NOT KIND TO OUR PIGS.<br>
slide69. PROPER ENVIRONMENT DRY, DRAFTFREE, WARM
HOW WARM? 40-80 LB PIG MUST BE IN A HEATED AREA @ 70+ DEGREES. BEST BE IN A HEATED ROOM BUT AREA HEAT W/ A HEATLAMP WILL DO IN A PINCH.
THE PIG(S) WILL TELL IF (S)HE IS COMFORTABLE…IF THEY ARE IN A PILE OR DEEPLY BURROWED IN BEDDING, THEY’RE COLD.
CLEAN, FRESH WATER & FEED NEARBY<br>
slide70. VISIT PIGeducate.com for many more facts and in-depth training about pigs.
WHAT YOUR PIG NEEDS YOU TO KNOW<br>
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