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Table 4 Necropsy findings in diarrhoeic- (D) and non-diarrhoeic (ND) piglets in individual herds

From: Microbiological, pathological and histological findings in four Danish pig herds affected by a new neonatal diarrhoea syndrome

Necropsy findings

Herd 1

Herd 2

Herd 3

Herd 4

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

n=13

n=13

n=11

n=12

n=14

n=13

n=13

n=12

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

General findings

        

Poor body condition

77*

15

63*

0

57*

0

31*

0

Dehydration

31*

0

0

0

57*

8

23

0

Small intestine

        

Flaccidity

69*

15

81*

25

86*

0

54

42

Watery contents

92*

23

64*

17

36

31

38

50

Large intestine

        

Flaccidity

62*

8

55*

8

64*

0

31

8

Liquid contents

46*

8

45

17

50*

8

46*

8

  1. * denotes significant statistical positive association with diarrhoea (one-sided Fisher’s exact test (α=0.05)) within the individual herds.