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A Clinical Case Report of Mastitis Metritis Agalactia Syndrome in a Sow

Department of Livestock Production Management, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600007

Abstract

Pig rearing is one of the economical enterprises in meat industry due to its short gestational period and ability to litter reasonable number of piglets. But the occurrence of Mastitis Metritis Agalactia syndrome causes considerable losses due to insufficient milk production and has a bearing on the reproductive life of the sow. This is often developed due to bacterial infection in the urogenital tract at the time of farrowing. In this present case a sow which farrowed 12 piglets showed swelling in the teats and mammary gland with purulent discharge from the vulva. Small petechial haemorrhages which advanced to patchy haemorrhages in the rump and mammary glands were evidenced. This was symptomatically diagnosed as Mastitis Metritis Agalactia syndrome. The treatment was continued with Enrofloxacin, Flunixin Meglumine and Oxytocin with reasonable success

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