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The objective of this study was to investigate epidemiological risk factors for porcine non-specific colitis (NSC). Forty-seven Scottish pig farms, with and without a clinical history of diarrhoea during the growing period (15-40 kg), were selected. The study included farm visits, clinical inspection of pigs, completion of farm management questionnaires, pathological tests into the cause of the diarrhoea and analysis of the non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) content of feeds. The results from 17 farms designated as NSC and 10 control farms suggest dietary associations with NSC. Farms with NSC fed diets with significantly higher levels of NSPs, especially containing the sugars glucose, arabinose and xylose. Few management factors were identified, although the high prevalence of infectious colitis reduced the power of the study. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Chase-Topping ME, Gunn G, Strachan WD, Edwards SA, Smith WJ, Hillman K, Stefopoulou SN, Thomson JR
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Veterinary Journal
Year: 2007
Volume: 173
Issue: 2
Pages: 353-360
ISSN (print): 1090-0233
ISSN (electronic): 1532-2971
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.12.002
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.12.002
PubMed id: 16459113
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