Survey on neonatal diarrhea

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HIPRA presents this guide for the control and prevention of neonatal diarrhea in swine health. The book entitled “Exploring Swine Health: A Guide to Neonatal Diarrhea” provides a holistic approach to the day-to-day management of neonatal diarrhea. It is divided into 10 chapters on facility management, environmental control, feeding, replacement strategies, colostrum intake, and a brief review of the bacteria, viruses, and parasites responsible for the disease.

It features renowned authors including:

  • Joan Escobet Riu. Confort Porcino, Optimization strategies for facility comfort and energy efficiency, Spain
  • David Solà-Oriol and Josep Gasa. Animal Nutrition and Welfare Service, Department of Animal and Food Science, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Enric Marco i Granell. Grupo MarcoVet, Veterinary consultant, Spain
  • Jesper Bisgaard. Sanden Porcus, Swine veterinary consulting, Denmark
  • Sjouke Van Poucke. Syn+, Belgium
  • Joaquín Miguel Escuder, Oriol Boix Mas, Irene María Galé Ansó, Ignacio Bernal Orozco, Annelies Michiels. HIPRA Laboratories

 

What is your annual replacement rate?

When cleaning and disinfecting the facilities, do you use hot water?

How long is your sanitary down time, from the time the last animal leaves until the first animal enters the room?

What system do you use to provide heat to the piglets in your farrowing room?

Do you do split suckling?

Split suckling can be summarized as separating one part of the litter and enclosing it with a heat source for a period of time while the other piglets are able to intake colostrum.

Rate the quality of piglet colostrum intake on your farm.

1 being very poor and 5 being very high

What percentage of piglets do you move in the farrowing room during the first week of life?

What neonatal diarrhea vaccination protocol do you follow for gilts?

Rate your level of concern for these pathogens from 1 to 5

1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest
Escherichia coli
Clostridium perfringens type A
Clostridium perfringens type C
Clostridioides difficile
Porcine epidemic diarrhea
Rotavirus type A
Rotavirus type C
Coccidiosis
Others (Senecavirus, Sapovirus, etc.)

Rate the importance of these factors in relation to neonatal diarrhea problems on your farm from 1 to 5.

1 being the least important and 5 being the most important
Gilt acclimation
Cleaning and disinfection protocol
Attending to farrowings
Quality of colostrum intake
Ineffective vaccination
Lack of preventive measures for certain pathogens
Hyperprolificity
Water quality
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