Water rash in pigs
High fever, acute viral infection is clinically differentiated from foot and mouth disease, vesicles and vesicular stomatitis in pigs.
Calicivirus virus (Photo: qub.ac.uk)
The pathogenic virus is antagonistic Calicivirus with environmental impact, exists in ice and frozen meat, this is also a source of infection. Pigs are infected with virus through saliva and feces, garbage . spreading diseases to other animals, other breeding facilities.
Incubation period from 1-3 days, high fever 40.5-41 degrees C, then develop vesicles in the mouth, head, breast, nail skin, cushion, nail slit, heels . fatigue , pigs quit eating completely. Fragile acne, then the temperature drops quickly, can be removed in 1-2 weeks. Pregnant sows are prone to miscarriage, pigs raising their babies are depleted .
The disease is difficult to distinguish from foot and mouth disease, can only be diagnosed by serological reactions .
* Preventing and treating diseases
No treatment, immune serum against strains A and B is effective in preventing disease.
Eliminate sick pigs if possible. The first is to isolate the barn with animals infected. Limiting transportation of pigs in epidemic areas. All meat and pork organs must be well cooked to be able to be eaten (frozen meat does not destroy the virus).
The infected pigsty must be thoroughly disinfected with 2% caustic soda before re-growing. There is no vaccine available.
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