Prefarrowing
Swine Health Programs
Objective
Build disease
protection in colostrum to give baby pigs a healthy start.
Challenges
Enteric disease (scours, diarrhea, enterotoxemia), respiratory
diseases (atrophic rhinitis and pneumonia) and erysipelas.
How do I choose which vaccine to give?
Your choice should depend on:
a. Your veterinarian’s recommendation
b. Your herd’s disease history and exposure
c. Your management program
Prefarrowing vaccination
program
| What should I give? |
When should I give it? |
How much? |
Helps prevent: |
| Porcine Pili Shield or Porcine
Pili Shield + C |
Gilts: 5 and 2 weeks pre-farrowing
Sows: 2 weeks pre-farrowing 2 ml doses |
2 mL doses |
Diarrhea caused by four types of E. coli; (Porcine
Pili Shield + C adds protection against enterotoxemia caused
by Cl perfringens Type C |
- or - |
| Prefarrow
Shield 9 |
Gilts and sows: 5 and 2 weeks prior to farrowing Piglets from
vaccinated dams should be vaccinated with Rhini Shield TX4 at
7-10 days and 2 weeks later |
5-mL doses for gilts and sows |
Diarrhea caused by four types of E. coli; enterotoxemia
caused by Cl perfringens Type C, atrophic rhinitis,
pneumonia, erysipelas |
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