Preweaning mortality in pigs. 5. acute septicaemias.
A 2-year study on preweaning mortality revealed that 2.1 per cent of the liveborn pigs succumbed to acute bacterial septicaemias. The most frequently encountered causative organisms were haemolytic streptococci and E. coli.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003718:Denmark; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008098:Litter Size; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D014886:Weaning