MYCOPLASMATIC (ENZOOTIC) PNEUMONIA OF PIGS AS A HEALTH
PROBLEM IN FATTENING UNITS
Authors:   Faculty of veterinary medicine University of Belgrade, BOJKOVSKI Jovan , PRODANOV-RADULOVIĆ Jasna ,   Naucni Institut za Veterinarstvo Novi Sad, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, NEDIĆ Sreten ,   University of Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ARSIĆ Sveta ,   University of Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, DJURIĆ Miloje , MITROVIĆ Aleksandra ,   Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering, The Technical College of the Vocational Studies, University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Tecnology and Metallurgy, ŽUTIĆ Jadranka ,   Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, KURELJUŠIĆ Jasna ,   Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, PAVLOVIĆ Ivan ,   Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbian Biochemical Society, Serbian Physiological Society, Serbian Society for Mitochondrial and Free Radical-SSMFRP Physiology, Society for Free Radicals Research-Europe, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, ZDRAVKOVIĆ Nemanja ,   University of Belgrade, University of California San Francisco, University of Kragujevac, KURELJUŠIĆ Branislav ,   Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, ANGJELOVSKI Branko ,   Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ANIŢĂ Dragoş Constantin ,   Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iași, OSLBANU Luanda ,   Iasi University of Life Sciences (IULS), University of Life Sciences (IULS), Iasi, România, ANITA Adriana Elena ,   Ion Ionescu de la Brad University of Life Sciences of Iași, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, PRODANOVIĆ Radiša ,   University of Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Published: February 2024

Mycopasmatic or enzootic pneumonia is the most common disease of the respiratory system under in the intensive pig
production. It is clinically manifested by coughing, a chronic inflammatory process in the lungs, high morbidity and a
relatively low percentage of deaths. The infection can be transmitted horizontally and vertically. Mycoplasma
hyopneumoniae invades the epithelial cells of the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli and disrupts the function of
the ciliary body. Evagination of epithelial cells occurs, so that the cleansing of the airway mucosa by the mucociliary
apparatus is inhibited. As a result, bacterial complications (Pasteurella, Bordetella, Klebsiella, Actinobacillus,
Hemophilus) are common.M.hyopneminia can play imortant role in PRDC. The development of Mycoplasma
hyopneumoniae is favoured by large congregations of pigs in small spaces, inadequate environmental conditions
(microclimate), parasitic infections and inadequate nutrition. Mycoplasma hyopneumonia can be a significant health
problem on the fattening farm, exacerbated by the influence of non-specific factors as well as the spread of other
bacterial pathogens.