General and specific prevention of infectious diseases of store pigs

Diseases of young pigs often have a complex etiological and pathogenetic nature. Various bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa are involved in this complex process. Often, diseases occur due to a decrease in natural resistance in violation of feeding and animal welfare. It must be borne in mind that in recent years associative (mixed) infections with a combination of enteropneumotropic pathogens of viral and bacterial nature have become more widespread. The course of a number of infectious processes is recrudesced by the deficit of the hygiene while feeding and keeping animals and is aggravated by associated parasitic diseases. Undoubtedly, the state of resistance of the organism is of great importance in their manifestation. Along with the common symptoms of the clinical manifestation (loss of appetite, fever, emaciation, depression, etc.), they also have characteristic differential localized in the respiratory or digestive organs, and in some cases damage to all body systems is possible. This should be taken into account, both when conducting a differential diagnosis, and when establishing the true etiology and final diagnosis of the disease. In this regard, it is necessary to have a qualified approach to the diagnosis of emerging diseases, it is necessary to carefully conduct the pathologic and anatomic diagnosis and selection of the material sent to the laboratory to confirm the proposed diagnosis or exclude concomitant diseases. In each farm, the general and specific prevention of diseases of young stock should be strictly observed. The article outlines only general approaches to the implementation of preventive measures, at the same time addressing the reader to our manuals, which contain detailed material on the specific prevention of infectious diseases of store pigs.