lleitis Ranks as Costly Finishing Disease: Porcine proliferative enteropathy causes increased death loss and slower gains

摘要

The finishing pig can be compared to a high-performance race car. We are constantly trying to fine-tune it with facilities, genetics and nutrition to maximize profits. But unlike a machine, the pig is a biological entity with significant variables, such as health, that often prevent it from fulfilling its potential. One of the most costly late finishing diseases fitting this description is porcine proliferative enteropathy (ileitis). Groups of pigs often approach the finishing line, then get hit withileitis, causing increased death loss and slower gains. To make matters worse, each dead pig in late finishing incurs the maximum cost without the benefit of any return. In severe cases, it seems the wheels have fallen off and the most profitable groupturns into a nightmarish finish.