Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life?
The clinical differentiation between omphalitis cases and controls did not correspond to the histological diagnosis of omphalitis in zero-to-three days old piglets. An inaccurate clinical diagnosis complicates prudent use of antimicrobials in pig herds. In addition, animal welfare may be hampered in infected piglets due to lack of treatment and in healthy piglets due to the antimicrobial effect on the gut microbiome.
Authors
- Katrine Top Hartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0366-9877)
- Eglė Kudirkienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-952X)
- Inge Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-2241)
- Kristiane Barington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0087-6649)
- Karen Pankoke
- Jens Peter Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-5994)
- Henrik Elvang Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7277-7829)
- John Elmerdahl Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-6587)
- Søren Saxmose Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-0787)
- Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-6158)
- Mette Sif Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8132-8475)
- Ken Steen Pedersen
- Thomas Hartig Braunstein
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Næstved Sygehus (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-02-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04507-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Animal health and immunology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.71
Funders
- Københavns Universitet
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia
- Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Københavns Universitet