Category: Suids
𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 are bony formations in the 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (the membrane that holds the intestine in place). These bones are not supposed to be there, so this is a form of 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 (one cell type replacing another).
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (FMD) is a viral disease of significant economic importance in food production species. Outbreaks of this disease can have disastrous consequences for agriculture, such as the 2001 outbreak in the United Kingdom that was estimated to cost £𝟖 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 and resulted in the destruction of more than 𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 sheep and cattle.
𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚 is a nutritional condition (dietetica) affecting the liver (hepatosis)! It is now quite uncommon due to development of properly formulated diets for pigs.
𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 (PPE) is a pretty descriptive name! It affects pigs, causes proliferation of cells, and it is an 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲, a disease affecting the intestines.
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a bacterial infection of the skin, causing an 𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 (fluid leaking from tissue) that makes the pigs look and feel greasy.
𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is an infection of the 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, the filtration system of the nose. In this disease, the nasal turbinates become 𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝 (smaller) and malformed, which keeps them from doing their air-filtering job effectively.
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 is a roundworm whose larvae like to live in muscle tissue, while the adults live in the small intestine. They have been known to cause outbreaks of disease in humans, because they are 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 (infect both humans and animals)!
𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a parasitic infection caused by the parasite 𝐀𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐮𝐦. It’s called milk spot liver because the liver gains numerous white spots over its surface due to scarring.
Swine erysipelas is a bacterial disease of pigs that is very, very common! Up to 50% of pig farms are considered to be colonized with the bacteria.