Neonatal diarrheas (swine) Flashcards
What are the two causes of neonatal diarrheas?
- colibacillosis (ETEC)
2. transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGE)
What are the two causes of neonatal diarrheas?
- colibacillosis (ETEC)
2. transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGE)
What age of animals get neionatal colibacillosis?
What is the source of ETEC?
environment, feces skin
What provides a protective immunity against ETEC for piglets
pre-farrowing vaccination
What is a risk factor for ETEC?
litters of young sows due to lower IgA in milk
What is the pathogenesis of ETEC?
- adherence to small intestinal mucosa by fimbriae (F4, F5, F6, F41)
- colonization
- production of enterotoxins (STa, STb, LT)
- secretory diarrhea
What are the clinical signs of ETEC?
- diarrhea, dehydration, lethargy,d eath
- peracute–death before dehydration
- single or multiple piglets in litter affected
What does severity of ETEC depend on?
- virulence
- vaccination status of damn
- environmental factors
How can cold cause a vicious cycle with ETEC?
Piglets have little brown fat, chill quickly (diarrhea, not eating)
Slows down GI tract and e. coli stay and propagate and secrete
What is the trend with litters affected and ETEC?
tends to have high prevalence within a litter but not necessarily between litters
What is seen on pathology ith ETEC?
- dehydration
- dilated, fluid filled smal intesteine
- congestion of SI vasculature
- dilated stommach–may contain undigested curd
What piglets should be submitted to diagnose ETEC?
- acute
What piglets should be submitted to diagnose ETEC?
- acute
What age of animals get neionatal colibacillosis?
What is the source of ETEC?
environment, feces skin
What provides a protective immunity against ETEC for piglets
pre-farrowing vaccination
What is a risk factor for ETEC?
litters of young sows due to lower IgA in milk