Simple Guide to Pig Disease Prevention and Control

Author: Liu Xingyou
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Publication Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book includes eight parts: basic knowledge of pig disease prevention and control, infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases, poisoning diseases, common diseases, complications, and a diagnostic guide for pig diseases. Each part is presented in concise language with scientific discussions. In the basic knowledge section of pig disease prevention and control, the role of feeding management and environmental hygiene in disease prevention is elaborated in detail, and comprehensive prevention measures, commonly used vaccines, commonly used drugs, and control measures for infectious diseases are systematically introduced. The diagnosis and prevention/treatment of newly emerging diseases that are relatively severe both domestically and internationally are also covered. To facilitate users in quickly determining the diagnostic direction based on the main symptoms of the disease, this book includes a chapter on a diagnostic guide for pig diseases, classifying symptoms based on the most representative characteristic features. This book serves as an excellent reference for veterinarians, animal science professionals, and pig farmers, as well as an important guide for practical breeding production.