Protracted Mass Occurrences of Sudden Death among Piglets with Escherichia coli Enterotoxaemia
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Accession number;04A0320963
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| Title;Protracted Mass Occurrences of Sudden Death among Piglets with Escherichia coli Enterotoxaemia |
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UEMURA RYOKO
(Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN)
SUEYOSHI MASUO
(Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN)
TAURA YASUHO
(Yamaguchi Univ., Fac. Agriculture, JPN)
NAGATOMO HIROSHI
(Miyazaki Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, JPN)
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Journal Title;Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
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Journal Code:Y0220A
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ISSN:0446-6454
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VOL.57;NO.4;PAGE.231-234(2004)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;TBL.2, REF.10 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Between 1997 and 2003, approximately 10,000 post-weaned piglets (30-75 days old) died on three swine farms on Kyushu. The outbreaks of sudden death lasted from 14 to 19 months. The highest monthly mortality rate was 25%. Predominantly enterotoxaemic Escherichia coli (ETEEC) was isolated from the intestinal contents of the dead piglets and from the feces of sickish piglets. On the basis of these findings, the cases were diagnosed as mass outbreaks of Escherichia coli enterotoxaemia. Decreasing such mass outbreaks of sudden death may depend on treating sickish animals with antimicrobial agents and preventative administration of probiotics to sows, suckling piglets, and young weaned pigs. Such outbreaks continue to occur on the farms in question. (author abst.) |
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