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Digestive System /
Intestinal Diseases in Pigs /
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Edema Disease in Pigs /

OTHER TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER

Intestinal Diseases in Pigs
Overview of Intestinal Diseases in Pigs
Clostridium difficile Enteritis in Pigs
Clostridium perfringens Type A Enteritis in Pigs
Clostridium perfringens Type C Enteritis in Pigs
Edema Disease in Pigs
Enteric Colibacillosis in Pigs
Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome in Pigs
Intestinal Salmonellosis in Pigs
Intestinal Spirochetosis in Pigs
Parasitism (Gastrointestinal) in Pigs
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
Porcine Proliferative Enteritis
Rectal Strictures in Pigs
Rotaviral Enteritis in Pigs
Swine Dysentery
Transmissible Gastroenteritis in Pigs
Other Intestinal Viruses of Pigs

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Digestive System
In all animals, malassimilation refers to an impaired ability of the gastrointestinal tract to provide nutrients to the body because of maldigestion or malabsorption. Maldigestion occurs when food cannot be properly broken down within the intestinal lumen. Malabsorption occurs when nutrients fail to pass from the intestinal lumen into the blood. Which of the following diseases is most likely to result in maldigestion?

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Edema Disease in Pigs

(Escherichia coli enterotoxemia)

By

D. L. Hank Harris

, DVM, PhD,

  • Professor
  • Department of Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University

Last full review/revision Sep 2013 | Content last modified Sep 2013

Edema disease is an acute, highly fatal, neurologic disorder usually seen 5 days to 2 wk after weaning and possibly accompanied by diarrhea (see Edema Disease).

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