Diseases of swine (10th Ed.)

First published in 1958, Diseases of Swine, Tenth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of this classic reference. Now published in association with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Tenth Edition adds new knowledge throughout in a reorganized format to provide more intuitive access to information. With chapters written by more than 150 of the foremost experts in the field, Diseases of Swine remains the premier source of comprehensive information on swine production, health, and management for swine health specialists of all disciplines and at any level of expertise, including veterinarians, researchers, and students.

Featuring a new content organization designed for improved navigability, the Tenth Edition adds chapters on the cardiovascular system, diagnostic tests and test performance, food safety and zoonotic diseases, show and pet pigs, and the most current information on both long-recognized and emerging pathogens. Diseases of Swine, Tenth Edition is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in swine health.

Key features

• Detailed, comprehensive coverage of swine production, health, and management
• Presented in a more navigable format, with improved consistency and chapter organization, an expanded index, and a complete list of tables
• Authored and edited by internationally recognized experts in their fields
• Includes new chapters on the cardiovascular system, diagnostic tests and test performance, food safety and zoonotic diseases, show and pet pigs, and newly emerged pathogens
• Now published in association with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians

List of Tables

Contributing Authors

Editors' Note

SECTION I VETERINARY PRACTICE

1 Herd Evaluation

Records, benchmarks, four-circle approach, diagnostic approaches, prioritizing interventions, reporting, blood sample collection, oral fluid collection

2 Differential Diagnosis of Diseases

Diarrhea, vomiting, rectal prolapses, respiratory distress, sneezing, skin, neurologic, lameness, reproductive, congenital, zoonotic

3 Behavior and Welfare

Definitions of welfare and cruelty, scientific approaches to study welfare, maternal behaviors, minimizing welfare impact of invasive procedures, feeding and drinking behaviors, human interactions, behavior responses due to disease, recognizing pain

4 Longevity in Breeding Animals

Assessment of longevity, causes of removal from the herd, causes of sow death, gilt development, boar longerity

5 Effect of the Environment on Health

Evaluation of the environment, recommended air temperatures, minimum ventilation rates, space recommendations, feeder space recommendations

6 Optimizing Diagnostic Value and Sample Collection

Developing the diagnostic plan, diagnostic sample selection, pig necropsy, necropsy safety, knife sharpening

7 Diagnostic Tests, Test Performance, and Considerations for Interpretation

Overview of how specific diagnostic tests are performed, advantages and disadvantages to each type of test, PCR testing considerations including quantitative interpretation, appropriate uses of genetic sequencing

8 Analysis and Use of Diagnostic Data

Sources of variation in test results, sensitivity and specificity, testing in series or parallel, selecting test cutoff values, selecting appropriate sample size, detecting a difference in prevalence between two groups

9 Drug Pharmacology, Therapy, and Prophylaxis

Antimicrobial drug classes, considerations for treatment, residue avoidance, regulatory restrictions on treatment, parasiticides, probiotics, hormones, anti-inflammatory drugs

10 Anesthesia and Surgical Procedures in Swine

Injectable anesthetic agents, catheterization, epidural injection, surgical procedures

11 Disease Transmission and Biosecurity

Routes of transmission, ecology of disease, pathogen cycles, biological risk management, principles of biosecurity

12 Preharvest Food Safety, Zoonotic Diseases, and the Human Health Interface

Physical, chemical, and biological hazards, drug residues, MRSA, feed safety, certification programs

13 Special Considerations for Show and Pet Pigs

Dynamics of the show pig industry, behavior and training, ethics, miniature pigs, teeth trimming, hoof trimming, obesity

SECTION I II BODY SYSTEMS

14 Cardiovascular and Hematopoietic Systems

Anatomy, pathophysiology, mulberry heart disease, anemia, shock

15 Digestive System

Interactions of flora, nutrition, immune system, anatomy, pathophysiology, gastric

ulcers, hemorrhagic bowel syndrome, prolapses, hernias

16 Immune System

Innate and adaptive immunity, cellular, humoral, mucosal, and passive immune mechanisms, stress, nutrition, immunosuppression, vaccination

17 Integumentary System: Skin, Hoof, and Claw

Pathophysiology of skin, infectious conditions, ear necrosis, porcine dermatopathy and nephropathy syndrome, pathophysiology of foot and claw, traumatic and nutritional contributors to foot and claw...