The contents of this course include the clinical diagnosis, treatment and control of swine diseases. Animal used are taken from the Animal Hospital of our Institute and the pig farms in southern part of Taiwan. In addition to on farm teaching, slides and pictures are also introduced to allow student familiar with the diseases occurred in Taiwan. Students will also be divided into groups to perform necropsy of diseased or dead pigs. Discussion will be held for each case after detailed microbiological and pathological examinations to improve students’ diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.