Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8988728 | The Veterinary Journal | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
After a sudden outbreak of clinical porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE) in a Croatian indoor breeding unit, the farm experienced decreased reproductive performance of Lawsonia intracellularis positive gilts. Conception-, farrowing-, and adjusted farrowing rates were lower (PÂ <Â 0.001) in gilts with positive L. intracellularis status. The number of live born and the total born litter size were significantly lower (PÂ <Â 0.001) in L. intracellularis positive gilts compared to seronegative ones. No differences were observed in numbers of stillborn and mummified pigs between the L. intracellularis positive and negative gilts.
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Authors
Carl-Patric Mauch, Gabor Bilkei,