title: Prevalence, pathology and isolation studies on phycomycotic gastric ulcer in neonatal piglets.
abstract: Rhizopus species was isolated from 8 cases of gastric ulcer in piglets who died 2-5 days after birth. The prevalence of the condition was 0.775% of 1032 live births, and it was the cause of neonatal death in 3.65% of 219 instances. The gross and microscopic pathologies of the lesions are described.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012233:Rhizopus; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology