VMLL 2124 - Health Management of Nursery-Stage Pigs

At the end of this module, practitioners should be able to:

• describe the changes in immune status of the piglet that occur upon weaning
• describe the optimal ration for transitioning a piglet into the nursery
• list the diseases for which weaned piglets should be immunized prior to entry to the nursery
• list the methods for maintaining good stall hygiene
• describe the pathogenesis, clinical signs, treatment, and prevention of common nursery pig diseases

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Instructors

David Van Metre

Dr. Dave VanMetre is an Associate Professor at CSU. He attended veterinary school at Cornell University and graduated in 1989. After completing a residency in food animal medicine and surgery at the University of California at Davis in 1993, he became board-certified in internal medicine and joined the faculty of the veterinary school at Kansas State University.

In 1999, he joined the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. His clinical interests include surgical management of lameness in cattle, gastrointestinal disorders, and agricultural worker training.

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