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The effect of stressors encountered at weaning by three week old piglets on the shedding of an enterotoxigenic Escherichiacoli

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

P.H. Jones ,
C. Hayes ,
J.M. Roe  and
B.G. Miller
P.H. Jones
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Division of Animal Health and Husbandry, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Longford House, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, Great Britain
C. Hayes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Division of Animal Health and Husbandry, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Longford House, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, Great Britain
J.M. Roe
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Division of Animal Health and Husbandry, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Longford House, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, Great Britain
B.G. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Division of Animal Health and Husbandry, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Longford House, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, Great Britain
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The results presented here represent part of a large study designed to investigate the effects of commercial weaning practice on immune function and susceptibility to post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets weaned at 3-4 weeks of age. For the purposes of this experiment, it was considered that weaning, mixing and a short-term cold stress (10°C for 48 hours only) were likely to be the most important stressors commonly encountered at weaning. It has been known for many years that stress can play an important role in the aetiology of disease in man and animals (Kelley, 1980) but little information is available on the effects of these stressors on post-weaning diarrhoea.

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Pig Welfare
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 200
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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