Dysentery and ileitis – High time to tackle the difficult science behind these diseases

Steven McOrist : University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK   Swine dysentery Clinical features of swine dysentery (SD) have been well described in the pig industry since the 1920’s. There is a severe inflammation of the large intestine with bloody mucous diarrhoea. On affected farms, disease is usually common in fattening pigs from 12 to 75 kg, but cases also occur regularly in gilts and sows. Spread of the disease through the herd is slow, building up in numbers as the dose r