Nursery pig management has become one of the major challenges of veterinarians in the past few years. The structure of the swine industry has changed such that newly weaned pigs are saleable and nursery pigs are moved and/or sold from one system to the next. With the advent of early weaning and off-site production, there are both healthier and sicker nursery pigs than there have ever been before. When the system is working, the growth rates are phenomenal. When the pigs are ill, there are significant losses due to mortality.
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