Clostridia
The genus Clostridium includes numerous species of anerobic bacteria with large rod-shaped forms, spore makers, and producers of extremely potent and diverse toxins that are almost always responsible for the diseases they cause.
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Colibacilosis in lactating piglets
Escherichia coli is an enterobacteria that forms part of the normal intestinal microbiota of healthy animals. Usually, E. coli present in animals are communal antipathogenic strains and they even play a beneficial role, since they compete in several ways with the pathogenic strains in the ecological niche of the lumen.
Virbac to distribute Prevtec microbia's innovative Coliprotec® vaccine in Brazil
Virbac, the 8th largest veterinarian pharmaceutical group worldwide, has concluded an exclusive Distribution and Trademark Licence Agreement with Prevtec microbia, a Canadian veterinarian laboratory, for the distribution of the Coliprotec® vaccine in Brazil.
Antimicrobial resistance, virulence-associated genes, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from piglets with diarrhea in Korea.
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium was isolated from diarrheic piglets in 2 periods, 2000–2001 (n = 25) and 2005–2006 (n = 17). To compare the characteristics of the isolates collected during the 2 periods, all isolates were tested for antimicrobial resistance, the presence of virulence genes, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns.
Thompson’s tip: Sub-zero temperatures pose biosecurity challenge
The recent sub-zero temperatures pose a significant challenge for biosecurity on pig units. Unfortunately the survival of major pathogens such as dysentery is enhanced in cold weather, warns Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.
Conditioning role of nutrition on the gut defense mechanisms
The establishment of normal gut microbial communities can also prevent the colonization of pathogenic microorganisms.
Impact of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection at different periods of pregnancy on subsequent reproductive performance in gilts and sows
It was concluded that natural infection of PEDV in the pregnant gilts and sows caused a reduction of subsequent reproductive performance.
Effects of dietary creep feeding on performance, blood characteristics and behaviour in sows and piglets
High energy creep feed may enhance piglet performance during the sucking period.
Supplemental zinc reduced intestinal permeability by enhancing occluding and zonula occludens protein-1 (ZO-1) expression in weaning piglets
The use of pharmacological Zn doses in weanling diets for piglets may reduce intestinal permeability against potential pathogens.
Novartis Animal Health sponsors symposium on infection prevention and control
During the recent 21st International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress in Vancouver, Canada, Novartis Animal Health sponsored a satellite symposium entitled: “Management of pneumo-enteric infections including vector control”
Dilution in liquid feed
The supply of wet feed, when compared to dry feed, improves the rate of growth and conversion, at least these are the results of the trials carried out in the experimental stations.
Australia- Healthy outcome for pork industry
Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has found a positive link between feeding encapsulated Zinc oxide and reducing post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in piglets.
Development and in vitro evaluation of an Escherichia coli probiotic able to inhibit the growth of pathogenic Escherichia coli K88
An E. coli based probiotic may produce inhibitory activity against enterotoxigenic strains for swine
Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhoea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli (ETEC)
Feeding a diet decreased in CP for 7 or 14 days can achieve a reduction in PWD and not cause any loss in production in postweaning period.
Dietary protein in piglet diets
In order to apply the most suitable feeding regime to newly weaned pigs it is important to balance the trade off between the detrimental effect on performance of feeding levels of protein that are too low to allow maximal growth and those which increase the risk of post weaning diarrhoea.
Antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to antibiotics in pigs nutrition
The AMPs (also called host defence peptides) are small gene encoded peptides of 1 to 5 kDa that have a broad range of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi and mycobacteria