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Farm details: conventional pig farm with circa 2,700 fattening pigs, divided to 7 separate sections (á 400 pigs). Infectious agents present in Fensland include enteric pathogens (e.g., Brachyspira spp. Lawsonia intracellularis, rotavirus, E. coli), respiratory pathogens (e.g., Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia, Mycoplasma spp. influenza virus) and others (e.g., Porcine circovirus, parvovirus, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (mainly in outdoor production) and various parasitic agents.
Phone call from the farmer on Tuesday morning: pigs in one pen are not eating as much as they used to. Owner thinks that there is something wrong with the feed (toxicosis).
