Haemorrhagic enteritis - Atlas of swine pathology
Haemorrhagic enteritis
Jesus Borobia BelsueWhere: digestive system, intestines
Possible causes: Clostridium perfringensColitisColibacillosisPorcine epidemic diarrheaIleitisSalmonellosisSwine dysenteryHemorrhagic bowel syndrome
This image corresponds to four 16 weeks old pigs with intestinal torsion as the cause of their death. The loops of gut are distended with gas, have a deep purple colour and filled with heavily blood-stained liquid. The wall of the gut is thin. There is usually an accumulation of bloody fluid free in the abdomen.
Mortality caused by intestinal torsion was above 1%. The addition of extra fibre in the diet and reducing the energy helped to reduce mortality caused by intestinal torsion in this unit.
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