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The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak

This study aimed to observe the effects of Escherichia coli (Neocolipor® vaccine) vaccination on neonatal diarrhoea score, growth parameters and neonatal mortality rate in newborn piglets. A field trial was conducted in 35 litters of piglets from gilts selected from a farm in Perak. Body weights of...

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Main Authors: Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng, Ooi, Peck Toung, Choo, Pow Yoon, Ong, Bee Lee, Tee, C. Y.
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Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31827/1/31827.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.318272017-01-11T02:42:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31827/ The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng Ooi, Peck Toung Choo, Pow Yoon Ong, Bee Lee Tee, C. Y. This study aimed to observe the effects of Escherichia coli (Neocolipor® vaccine) vaccination on neonatal diarrhoea score, growth parameters and neonatal mortality rate in newborn piglets. A field trial was conducted in 35 litters of piglets from gilts selected from a farm in Perak. Body weights of the piglets were measured at days 1, 7, 14 and 21 of age and the episodes of diarrhoea and piglet mortality were monitored daily. The Treatment group had significantly lower (p<0.05) neonatal mortality rate, day one neonatal diarrhoea percentage and diarrhoea in the overall period of 1- 21 days when compared to the Control group. However, there were no significant differences in the overall diarrhoea percentages and weekly growth parameters between groups (p>0.05). Environmental stress and routine treatment of diarrhoea with antimicrobials may have affected the significance of the diarrhoea score and growth parameters in this study. In conclusion, E. coli vaccination in gilts was shown to significantly reduce first week piglet mortality and diarrhoeal percentages on day one under farm conditions in this pilot study in Malaysia. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31827/1/31827.pdf Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng and Ooi, Peck Toung and Choo, Pow Yoon and Ong, Bee Lee and Tee, C. Y. (2012) The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak. In: International Conference on One Health and 24th VAM Congress 2012, 21-23 Sept. 2012, Marriott Putrajaya. (pp. 257-259).
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description This study aimed to observe the effects of Escherichia coli (Neocolipor® vaccine) vaccination on neonatal diarrhoea score, growth parameters and neonatal mortality rate in newborn piglets. A field trial was conducted in 35 litters of piglets from gilts selected from a farm in Perak. Body weights of the piglets were measured at days 1, 7, 14 and 21 of age and the episodes of diarrhoea and piglet mortality were monitored daily. The Treatment group had significantly lower (p<0.05) neonatal mortality rate, day one neonatal diarrhoea percentage and diarrhoea in the overall period of 1- 21 days when compared to the Control group. However, there were no significant differences in the overall diarrhoea percentages and weekly growth parameters between groups (p>0.05). Environmental stress and routine treatment of diarrhoea with antimicrobials may have affected the significance of the diarrhoea score and growth parameters in this study. In conclusion, E. coli vaccination in gilts was shown to significantly reduce first week piglet mortality and diarrhoeal percentages on day one under farm conditions in this pilot study in Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng
Ooi, Peck Toung
Choo, Pow Yoon
Ong, Bee Lee
Tee, C. Y.
spellingShingle Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng
Ooi, Peck Toung
Choo, Pow Yoon
Ong, Bee Lee
Tee, C. Y.
The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
author_facet Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng
Ooi, Peck Toung
Choo, Pow Yoon
Ong, Bee Lee
Tee, C. Y.
author_sort Fong, Michelle Wai Cheng
title The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
title_short The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
title_full The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
title_fullStr The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
title_full_unstemmed The effects of Escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in Perak
title_sort effects of escherichia coli vaccination in gilts on piglets performance in a farm in perak
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31827/1/31827.pdf
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