At present, the best tool available to diagnostic laboratories for detecting porcine rotavirus is the examination of fecal samples. Fecal samples must be collected as soon as diarrhea is first observed and examined by electron microscope for rotavirus particles. Treatment Fluid therapy, antibiotics, and vitamins as indicated for TGE are recommended. Control Good sanitation practices can control a great deal of the risk of infections with rotaviruses, as well as with the other viruses or bacteria. The immunity to rotavirus in swine follows the same pattern as that of TGE virus infections.
Vaccines are available commercially for the immunization of pregnant gilts, sows, and nursing pigs.
Clostridium perfringens , Type C Enteritis Clostridial enteritis is a form of scours that affects young pigs and has been reported worldwide. Other names for clostridial enteritis are enterotoxemia, hemorrhagic enteritis, and bloody scours. The disease usually affects piglets during the first week of life, but nursing pigs up to a month of age can sometimes be affected. Most cases occur during the first week of life. Diarrhea usually begins as a watery, yellow scours that may contain traces of blood.