Comparison of the effects of oral vaccination and different dietary antibiotic prophylactic treatment against Lawsonia intracellularis associated losses in a fattening pig production unit with high prevalence of porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE);Vergleich der wirkung einer oralen vakzination oder verschiedener antibiotischer prophylaxen gegen Lawsonia intracellularis verursachte verluste in einem schweinemastbestand mit hohem erregerdruck durch porcine proliferative enteropathie (PPE)

Tierarztliche Umschau

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 372-376

  Thaker, M Y C ^b   Bilkei, Goran ^a  

^a Bilkei Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Culling; Daily gain; Enteropathy; Mortality; Swine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746267996     PISSN: 00493864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Baumann, B., G. Bilkei (2002): Emergency culling and mortality in growing / fattening pigs in a large »farrow-to-finish« production unit. Dtsch. tierärztl. Wschr. 109, 26-33.
2. Bona, B., G. Bilkei (2003): The effect of outdoor production on the seroprevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis in growing-finishing pigs in u large pig production unit infected with endemic porcine proliferative enteropathy. Dtsch. tieräztl. Wschr. 110, 73-75.
3. Guedes, R., et al. (2002): Serologic follow-up of a repopulated swine - herd after an outbreak of proliferative hemorrhage enteropathy. Can. J. Vet. Res. 66, 258-263.
4. Guedes, R., C. Gebhart (2003): Onset and duration of fecal shedding, cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in pigs after challenge with a pathogenic isolate or attenuated vaccine strain of Lawsonia intracellularis. Vet. Microbiol. 91, 135-145.
5. Just, S., et al. (2002): Monitoring of Lawsonia intracellularis by indirect serum immunofluorescence assay in a commercial swine production system. J. Swine Health Prod. 9, 57-61.
6. Kroll, J., et al. (2004): Evaluation of protective immunity in pigs following oral administration of an avirulent live vaccine of Lawsonia intracellularis. Am. J. Vet. Res. 65, 559-565.
7. Love, R. J. (1977): Proliferative haemorrhagic enteropathy in pigs. Vet. Rec. 100, 65-68.
8. Lawson, G., C. Gebhart (2000): Proliferate enteropathy: a review. J. Comp. Pathol. 122, 77-100.
9. Pohlenz, J. (2005): Die Infektion mit Lawsonia intracellularis beim Schwein - eine stets neue Herausforderung für Praxis und Forschung. Dtsch. tierärztl. Wschr. 112, 163-173.
10. Schwartz, K. J. Knittel, D. Walter, M. Roof, M. Anderson (1999): Effect of oral tiamulin on the development of porcine proliferative enteropathy in a pure-culture challenge model. J. Swine Health Prod. 7, 5-11.
11. Walter, D., et al. (2001): Treatment and control of porcine proliferative enteropathy using different tiamulin delivery methods. J. Swine Health Prod. 9, 109-115.