Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 473360
Teat sanitation in lactating sows
Teat sanitation in lactating sows // Acta veterinaria (Beograd), 60 (2010), 2-3; 249-256 doi:10.2298/AVB1003249O (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Teat sanitation in lactating sows
Autori
Ostović, Mario ; Pavičić, Željko ; Tofant, Alenka ; Balenović, Tomislav ; Ekert Kabalin, Anamaria ; Menčik, Sven ; Antunović, Boris ; Marković, Franjo
Izvornik
Acta veterinaria (Beograd) (0567-8315) 60
(2010), 2-3;
249-256
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
bacteria ; lactating sows ; piglets ; sanitation ; teat
Sažetak
Preweaning piglet mortality is a serious source of economic losses in pig production, with enteric diseases as the most common infectious cause of mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of teat sanitation in lactating sows in order to reduce the piglet bacterial invasion through contaminated teats leading to outbreaks of enteric diseases. The study was carried out in a farrowing pen with 60 sows divided into three groups of 20 animals. Group 1 animals served as control group and were left untreated. In group 2, sow teats were treated with water and in group 3 with a commercial antiseptic with potent bactericidal action. Microbiological purity of the teats was determined during 24 days of the piglet suckling period. Study results showed the bacterial count per teat to be significantly lower in both experimental groups as compared with control group (P<0.01). Also, bacterial count was significantly lower in group 3 treated with the antiseptic than in group 2 treated with water alone (P<0.01). Accordingly, sow teat sanitation as a potential prophylactic measure during the piglet suckling period significantly decreased bacterial count on sow teats, thus reducing the risk of bacterial invasion of the piglet alimentary system.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
MZOS-053-0531854-1865 - Kakvoća vode i mjere sanitacije u ekološkoj proizvodnji namirnica (Tofant, Alenka, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
MZOS-053-0532265-2238 - Patobiologija prenatalnih, perinatalnih i postnatalnih gubitaka u uzgoju svinja (Ekert Kabalin, Anamaria, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
MZOS-053-0532265-2242 - Utjecaj biotehnoloških postupaka na zdravlje, reprodukciju i dobrobit svinja (Pavičić, Željko, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
Ustanove:
Veterinarski fakultet, Zagreb,
Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Osijek
Profili:
Sven Menčik
(autor)
Franjo Marković
(autor)
Anamaria Ekert Kabalin
(autor)
Boris Antunović
(autor)
Tomislav Balenović
(autor)
Alenka Tofant
(autor)
Željko Pavičić
(autor)
Mario Ostović
(autor)
Citiraj ovu publikaciju:
Časopis indeksira:
- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus