Open AccessCase report of urinary tract infection in sows of a commercial pig unit
Author(s) -
K. Saoulidis,
S. K. Kritas,
K. Sarris,
N. Roubies,
S. C. Kyriakis
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.15685
Subject(s) - urine , anorexia , urinary system , reproductive tract , physiology , creatinine , biology , feces , hypothermia , medicine , zoology , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
In this paper, a case of urinary tract infection in sows of a commercial pig unit is presented for the first time in Greece. Within a period of one year, 21 cases of specific infection were recorded, representing 5.8% of the farrowings in the farm. The symptoms were obvious around the 3rd to 4th week post mating and were keeping on for 2 to 7 days. Anorexia, thirst, blood in the urine and subsequent death or survival with gradual loss of body condition were the main findings. A significant correlation between the number of sows that died, and the number of sows showing anorexia (p 106/ml) such as Escherichia coli and Actinomyces suis in almost all ill sows. It is concluded that porcine urinary tract infections may cause serious problems for pig enterprises as may be directly correlated with reproductive performance and viability of the sows.