Methaphylactic effectiveness of combination of antibiotics drugs, biological active substances and vitamin ”C” in weaning pigs in farms with proved co-infection of PRRS, PCVI, APP and colibacteriosis
2008
Jordanov, S., National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary Institute, Sofia (Bulgaria) | Dimitrova, A., National Diagnostic and Research Veterinary Institute, Sofia (Bulgaria) | Bankova, R., University of Forestry, Sofia (Bulgaria) | Tsonev, I.., Pig Holding Bratya Tomovi AD, Popovo (Bulgaria) | Tomov, B., Pig Holding Bratya Tomovi AD, Popovo (Bulgaria)
A scheme of methaphylactic treatment with combination of antibiotic products and biological active substances (group I) and supplement of vitamin ”C” (grpoup II) was tested in swine complex with proved co-infection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), porcine circovirus infection (PCVI), actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) and colibacteriosis (CB), manifested with incresed mortality in weaned pigs. The scheme provides one course of treatment with combination of antibiotic active against E. coli, tanin from sweet chestnut and anti mycotoxic drugs, given in the feed in course of 14 days and after a break of 10 days, second course of treatment with florfenicol, active against the bacterial respiratory and gastointestinal diseases, given also in the feed in course of 5-7 days. This combination as group I and with supplement of vitamin ”C” during the first 14 days, as group II, was compared in 4 turns trials. It was found, that the combination with supplement of vitamin ”C” protected better the weaned pigs from the enumerated diseases and bring off decreased of average mortality in comparison with the control group from 2.82% to 1.57% or with 1.25% less.
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