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Disease prevention:

The pig has to be raised in a clean environment,
The farmer has to protect them against all diseases ,
The pig need litter using dry grasses, they have to sleep in an area with slope to avoid the dirty cause by pig dung,
When it sleeps on the top of the wood, it will need small holes for the dung to pass through, to ensure clean environment
Twice a year, the house will need to be cleaned using lime before and after giving birth to ensure clean environment ;

Diseases	Category of affected animals	Symptoms	Control measures
1. Ascaridiosis	Especially piglets	Stunt growth, anorexia, loss of weight , general poor conditions	Piperazine Keep the pigs in pigsty
2. Salmonellosis	Especially in piglets	Fever, vomiting, diarrhea dehydration, problem of breathing , bleuish colour spots on the skin ; mortality rate :25-60%	Sanitary prophylaxis Antibiotics + Anti-diarrhea treatment
3.African swine fever	Young and adult	Hyperthermia 41-42°C, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, conjonctivitis with pus , hindquarters paralyisy, cutaneous haemorrhage, abortion in quite advanced stage of gestation	Sanitary Prophylaxis Keep pigs in pigsty
4. Swine Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae	Adults	No specific symptoms , except spots on the tongue	Keep pigs in pigsty Incinerate carcasses of affected pigs
5. Colibacillosis	Young	Diarrhea,dehydration, oedema, nervous disorders	Rehydration -Tetracycline, - Chloramphenicol, - Colistine, sulfamides