Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, the increase in antimicrobial resistance is of great concern. In Denmark, the pig sector is accountable for the majority of antimicrobial usage in animals. As new-born piglets are at risk of developing infectious omphalitis, and many pigs are treated by antimicrobials within the first days of life, an early and accurate diagnosis of the disease is imperative to maintain animal welfare and reduce the antimicrobial usage. The aim of the present study was to compare histopathological and microbiological findings in piglets clinically diagnosed with and without omphalitis during the first three days after birth.

Results

A total of 98 case piglets with omphalitis and 98 control piglets without omphalitis, based on clinical examinations during the first three

SUBMITTER: Blirup-Plum SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature