title: Reproductive performance of gilts following an outbreak of acute proliferative enteropathy due to Lawsonia intracellularis.
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 (P<0.001) in gilts with positive L. intracellularis status. The number of live born and the total born litter size were significantly lower (P<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.
authors.affiliation: Bilkei Consulting, Raubbühlstrasse 4, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Carl-Patric
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mauch
authors.forename: Gabor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bilkei
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D045824:Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D020639:Lawsonia Bacteria; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology