Weaner piglet with mange - Mange is a contagious skin disease, characterised by crusty, pruritic dermatitis and hair loss and caused by a variety of parasitic mites burrowing in or living on the skin. It is painful, uncomfortable and can spread to domestic animals and native wildlife. - Captured at Van der Drift & Sons Piggery, Macorna VIC Australia.

Weaner piglet with mange

Mange is a contagious skin disease, characterised by crusty, pruritic dermatitis and hair loss and caused by a variety of parasitic mites burrowing in or living on the skin. It is painful, uncomfortable and can spread to domestic animals and native wildlife.
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Published Mon 24 February 2025
Captured/filmed January 2025
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