List of Tables viii
Contributing Authors xiii
Editors' Note xxiii
SECTION IVETERINARY PRACTICE
1 Herd Evaluation 5
2 Differential Diagnosis of Diseases 18
3 Behavior and Welfare 32
4 Longevity in Breeding Animals 50
5 Effect of the Environment on Health 60
6 Optimizing Diagnostic Value and Sample Collection 67
7 Diagnostic Tests, Test Performance, and Considerations for Interpretation 77
8 Analysis and Use of Diagnostic Data 94
9 Drug Pharmacology, Therapy, and Prophylaxis 106
10 Anesthesia and Surgical Procedures in Swine 119
11 Disease Transmission and Biosecurity 141
12 Preharvest Food Safety,
13 Special Considerations for Show and Pet Pigs 179
SECTION IIBODY SYSTEMS
14 Cardiovascular and Hematopoietic Systems 189
15 Digestive System 199
16 Immune System 227
17 Integumentary System: Skin, Hoof, and Claw 251
18 Mammary System 270
19 Nervous and Locomotor Systems 294
20 Diseases of the Reproductive System 329
21 Respiratory System 348
22 Urinary System 363
SECTION III VIRAL DISEASES
23 Overview of Viruses 383
24 Porcine Adenoviruses 392
25 African Swine Fever Virus 396
26 Porcine Circoviruses 405
27 Porcine Anelloviruses 418
28 Herpesviruses 421
29 Porcine Parvovirus 447
30 Swinepox Virus 456
31 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (Porcine Arterivirus) 461
32 Porcine Astroviruses 487
33 Bunyaviruses 490
34 Porcine Caliciviruses 493
35 Coronaviruses 501
36 Filovirus 525
37 Flaviviruses 528
38 Pestiviruses 538
39 Hepatitis E Virus 554
40 Influenza Virus 557
41 Paramyxoviruses 572
42 Picornaviruses 587
43 Reoviruses (Rotaviruses and Reoviruses) 621
44 Retroviruses 635
45 Rhabdoviruses 639
46 Togaviruses 644
SECTION IV BACTERIAL DISEASES
47 Overview of Bacteria 649
48 Actinobacillosis 653
49 Bordetellosis 670
50 Brachyspiral Colitis 680
51 Brucellosis 697
52 Clostridiosis 709
53 Colibacillosis 723
54 Erysipelas 750
55 Glässer’s Disease 760
56 Leptospirosis 770
57 Mycoplasmosis 779
58 Pasteurellosis 798
59 Proliferative Enteropathy 811
60 Salmonellosis 821
61 Staphylococcosis 834
62 Streptococcosis 841
63 Tuberculosis 856
64 Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections 866
SECTION V PARASITIC DISEASES
65 External Parasites 885
66 Coccidia and Other Protozoa 895
67 Internal Parasites: Helminths 908
SECTION VI NONINFECTIOUS DISEASES
68 Nutrient Deficiencies and Excesses 923
69 Mycotoxins in Grains and Feeds 938
70 Toxic Minerals, Chemicals, Plants, and Gases 953
Index 968