CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF PORCINE DERMATITIS AND NEPHROPATHY SYNDROME IN FATTENING PIGS IN A THREE SITES PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Abstract
The incidence of cases of porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS) in fattening pigs in a three sites production system was studied. Affected animals presented the typical lesions of the syndrome in skin and kidney. The percentage of affected pigs was 0.52% and the mean age of presentation was 15 weeks. The percentage of affected animals that died was 58.9% and the main cause of death was gastric ulcer.Downloads
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