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Scientific Session

Nutrition

Food Animal Internal Medicine

Nutritional Aspects of Common Clinical Problems in Mini Pigs

On Demand

CE: 1

Primary Presenter(s)

Megan L. Shepherd, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Clinical Nutritionist
Veterinary Clinical Nutrition PLLC
Christiansburg, Virginia, United States

Proceedings/Handout

Co-Presenter(s)

Grace VanHoy, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)

Assistant Professor
University of California - Davis
Winters, California, United States

This talk will review the management of overweightness, arthritis, GI ulcers, constipation, and obstruction in mini pigs. Management will include nutrition/diet, medical management, common procedures, and environmental enrichment strategies.

Learning Objectives:

Identify risk factors for overweightness, arthritis, GI ulcers, constipation, and obstruction in mini pigs.
Differentiate an underweight vs. healthy weight vs. overweight pig.
Describe how the pig with GI ulcers, constipation and obstruction are likely to present.
Identify appropriate feeds and how to determine how much to feed.
Plan environmental enrichment strategies.