You, the owner, know your potbellied pig better than anyone. You, the owner, are in a unique position to observe your pig on a daily basis. It follows that maintaining your pig in a healthy state is going to be up to you. Consistent management practices will help you to…
What is mange? Mange is a skin disease that is caused by mites, small insect-like parasites, almost invisible to the naked eye. Each species of domesticated animal has it’s own species of mange mites; and, with the exception of the sarcoptic mites, the mites from one species of animals cannot…
It’s spring. I can tell because the calls about Dippity Pig are coming in. The medical term for Dippity is Erythema Multiforme. Literally translated it means: a superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, that takes many forms. Personally, I like “Dippity Pig” better! Symptoms While Dippity can vary…
Many of you may have heard rumors of a new disease which has been seen in the UK particularly since the summer. The full name for this disease is Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome. The problem currently is mainly confined in Anglia and the Midlands, however, as the disease has no…
Potbellied pig owners may have cause for concern. Porcine stress syndrome (PSS), a potentially life-threatening genetic disease, thought only to affect commercial swine, has recently been found in the genes of at least one potbellied pig. PSS is a syndrome of acute death, and signs may include progressive breathing problems,…
In swine destined for human consumption, veterinarians correctly stress that the ham muscles are not to be used for injection because any lesions in this area will reduce the value of a major portion of the pork carcass. The neck muscles and subcutaneous areas behind the ears and the lose…
NOVEMBER, 2000 As you read in Part I, The Duchess Fund has recently received medical records on two purebred potbellied pigs involving Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS). PSS is also known as “Malignant Hyperthermia”. CASE A – CONFIRMED (Case #000196 – Duchess Fund Medical Database) A pig expired on the table…
The Duchess Fund recently has received medical reports on two purebred potbellied pigs from registered stock involving Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS). PSS is also known as “Malignant Hyperthermia”. CASE A – CONFIRMED (Case #000196 – Duchess Fund Medical Database) The first case was in July, 2000 when a pig expired…
Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most important diseases in the domestic swine industry. As the name implies, PRRS causes reproductive and respiratory disease. PRRS actually is a new worldwide swine disease that was not even recognized before the late 1980s. The disease pattern in domestic swine…
When Barbara Baker noticed that Lord had developed a lump on his right cheek, she didn’t give it much thought. It was about the size of a cherry, and was not growing, bleeding, changing shape or color, or otherwise bothering the pig. It was only when Dr. Lawhorn, who was…
