Evaluation of a zinc chelate on clinical swine dysentery under field conditions

Abstract Background Brachyspira hyodysenteriae is the primary cause of swine dysentery, characterized by bloody to mucoid diarrhea due to mucohaemorhagic colitis in pigs and primarily affects pigs during the grow/finishing stage. Control and prevention of B. hyodysenteriae consists of administration...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Vangroenweghe, Liesbeth Allais, Ellen Van Driessche, Robbert van Berkel, Gerwen Lammers, Olivier Thas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-019-0140-y