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what is the legal age for weaning |
21 days but most wean at 28 |
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what does colostrum protection depend on |
quantity produced by the sow quality of the colostrum antigens involved disease challenge present quantitiy absorbed by piglets |
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how much colostrum does a piglet need in the first 6 hours |
100ml |
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what are POM-V medications |
prescription only - vet |
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what are POM-VPS medications |
prescription only - vet, pharmacist or other suitably qualified person |
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What are NFA-VPS medications |
Non-food animal products - vet, pharmacist or other suitably qualified person |
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AVM -GSL |
authorised veterinary medicine - available on the general sales list |
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what are the aims of vaccination |
to prevent clinical disease to mitigate the effects of disease challenge reduce the spread of infection reduce environmental load of pathogens improve health improve productivity improve welfare reduce dependency on other therapies - especially antibiotics |
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what vaccines are given to breeding animals |
porcine parvovirus PRRSV Erysipelas PCV 2 Leptospira clostridium novyi |
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what vaccines are given to protect growing pigs |
PCV 2 PRRZV E.coli haemophilus parasius - glassers disease Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae erysipelas lawsonia intracellularis |
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what vaccines are given to the sow to protect the piglets |
E.coli Erysipelas clostridium perfringens haemophilus parasuis PRRSV Progressive atrophic rhinitis |
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what determines survival of piglets |
birth weight hypothermia competition teat access speed of delivery - risk of anoxia space design of pens colostrum intake |
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main reasons for piglet death |
crushing low viability hypothermia starvation congenital abnormalities disease |
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