title: Organic acid profiles in feces of pigs with pathogenic or non-pathogenic diarrhea.
abstract: A chemical characteristic of the feces of diarrheal piglets permits differentiation among piglets receiving antibiotic treatment and those with colibacillosis or dyspepsia. A high concentration of lactic or succinic acid was observed in the diarrheic feces of piglets receiving antibiotic treatments and those with dyspepsia; however, no lactic or succinic acids were detected in piglets with colibacillosis. There was, however, little difference in the total concentration of organic acids among the three types of diarrheal illnesses. A quantitative analysis of lactic and succinic acids in diarrheic feces might provide a means for rapidly differentiating between colibacillosis and non-pathogenic diarrheas in piglets.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ushida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D015363:Quinolones / Q000009:adverse effects; D019802:Succinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D019802:Succinic Acid