Transmissible gastroenteritis of pigs is a viral disease with clinical signs of gastroenteritis that affects piglets at an early age. The causative agent of the disease belongs to the family Coronaviridae, the genus Coronavirus, writes The Ukrainian Farmer magazine.

According to all the characteristics, this pathology almost completely coincides with the epidemic diarrhea of ​​pigs: according to the conditions of occurrence, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, lethality, specificity only to pigs, and the absence of effective antiviral drugs.

Although there have been recent reports that porcine viral transmissible gastroenteritis (coronavirus) can be 100% fatal in piglets under two weeks of age, oral administration of specific IgG more than doubles the survival rate of newborn piglets compared to controls.

Specific IgG antibodies to rotavirus effectively control intestinal rotavirus infection in newborn animals.

To suppress the secondary bacterial microflora, antibiotics, sulfonamides and nitrofuran preparations are prescribed in all cases.

For the prevention and recovery of pigs from transmissible gastroenteritis and rotavirus disease, universal highly effective vaccines are used.

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