A new periparturient disease in Eastern Europe, Clostridium difficile causes postparturient sow losses

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Kiss, D ^a   Bilkei, G ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Outdoor; Parturition; Sow mortality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRTH; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLON; EASTERN EUROPE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HYDROTHORAX; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ASCITES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLON; EDEMA; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HYDROTHORAX; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; NEUTROPHILS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 10344229473     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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