Guide to the Recognition of Pig Disorders

This guide provides up-to-date information on swine health, covering topics often omitted in standard textbooks, such as pig handling, comfort assessment, and reproductive physiology. It organizes common disorders by their clinical manifestations—such as lameness, respiratory issues, or skin conditions—to facilitate rapid diagnosis and decision-making in the field. The book serves as a comprehensive reference for those involved in swine production and veterinary care.

1. Clinical examination skills and recognition of pig disorders; 2. Pig normal behaviour (Boar breeding, Sow behaviour, Piglet behaviour, Comfort assessment, Pigs at play, Handling and moving pigs); 3. Pig disorders according to clinical signs (Abortion, Coughing, Dead pigs, Deformity to the head, Diarrhoea, Discharge, Itchy, Lame, Mastitis, Nervous signs, Poor pigs, Prolapse, Skin blotches, Skin lump, Slaughterhouse complaint, Sneezing, Stillborn).