Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens type A and its toxins in neonatal piglets from four Danish pig farms

Beata Renata Jonach, Branko Kokotovic, Hanne Kongsted, Mette Boye, Tim Kåre Jensen

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    Abstract

    Clostridium perfringens type A is considered a common pathogen involved in neonatal diarrhea in pigs and its ability to cause disease is associated with toxin production (1). The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Clostridium perfringens type A and its toxins (alpha and beta2) in healthy and diarrheic pigs in order to determine its association with diarrheic condition.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2013
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventInternational Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2013) - Vienna, Austria
    Duration: 15 Feb 201318 Feb 2013
    http://imed.isid.org/index.shtml

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED 2013)
    Country/TerritoryAustria
    CityVienna
    Period15/02/201318/02/2013
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