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What diseases can cats transfer to finishing hogs?

Last Updated: May 24, 2011

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Diseases that have been associated with cats as carriers include atrophic rhinitis, pseudorabies, toxoplasmosis, TGE, and trichinellosis. If cats are free to roam the farm and new cats have the ability to enter buildings they should be considered a risk for introduction of disease.

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