Fibrinonecrotic enteritis of piglets in a commercial farm: a postmortem study of the prevalence and the role of lesion associated agents Isospora suis and Clostridium perfringens Enterite fibrinonecrótica em leitões de uma granja comercial: estudo pós-morte da prevalência e associação da lesão com Isospora suis e Clostridium perfringens

Fibrinonecrotic enteritis of piglets in a commercial farm: a postmortem study of the prevalence and the role of lesion associated agents Isospora suis and Clostridium perfringens Enterite fibrinonecrótica em leitões de uma granja comercial: estudo pós-morte da prevalência e associação da lesão com Isospora suis e Clostridium perfringens

The objectives were to determine the prevalence of fibrinonecrotic enteritis (FNE) on a farrow-to-finish farm of 1,000 sows, to categorize the pathological changes, and to to investigate the lesion associated agents Isospora suis and Clostridium perfringens. Causes of preweaning mortality (PWM) were...

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Main Authors: Macarena G. Sanz, Lucila Venturini, Ronnie A. Assis, Francisco Uzal, Miguel A. Risso, Julio R. Idiart, Carlos J. Perfumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2007-07-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Enterite fibrinonecrótica
leitões
prevalência
Isospora suis
Clostridium perfringens
PCR
Fibrinonecrotic enteritis
piglets
prevalence
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