Page 5 of articles about diarrhoea

    The autopsy of ETEC diarrhoea cases usually shows dilated, congested thin small intestine loops filled with the watery yellow diarrhoea

    Escherichia coli infections in pigs (2 of 2)

    Post-weaning colibacillosis and oedema disease are common global infection among farmed pigs – these strains of E coli appear to be "embedded" in most pig farms, so elimination is not a current option. Vaccination of sows or gilts with ETEC vaccines has no effect on post-weaning E. coli infections.

    Farm view

    Clinical case: PEDv recurrence

    In May 2013 a sow farm in Indiana (USA) broke with PEDv. In mid March 2014, scour were observed in the onsite nursery and finisher. In the subsequent week, PEDv was diagnosed of the same strain (99.9 % homology) and the virus moved into the farrowing house.

    Stability of PED virus in the environment

    24-Dec-2013
    Dr. Sagar Goyal presents detailed information on the environmental stability of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). Dr. Goyal walks through the various environments in which PEDV exists and how it survives over the course of time.

    Update on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus studies

    18-Dec-2013
    Dr. Dane Goede and Dr. Bob Morrison provide an update on the ongoing Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) research studies at the University of Minnesota. They look at production impact and share information about the Swine Health Monitoring Project.