Bacterial infection of the navel cord in neonatal piglets: A follow up on prevalence and clinical outcomes

摘要

Umbilical hernias are an anatomical defect that reduce the value of a pig at market and causes increased morbidity and in some cases mortality during the growing period. The prevalence of umbilical hernias has been estimated to be between 0.4 and 6.7%in commercial swine herds.1 An earlier study conducted by Reiman et al.2 demonstrated that select pathogens are directly correlated to umbilical infections. The most common isolates were Ecoli (non-hemolytic), 13.7%, S hyicus, 12.4%, and Enterococcus sp