Mink (Neovison vison) kits with pre-weaning diarrhea have elevated serum amyloid A levels and intestinal pathomorphological similarities with New Neonatal Porcine Diarrhea Syndrome

Mink (Neovison vison) kits with pre-weaning diarrhea have elevated serum amyloid A levels and intestinal pathomorphological similarities with New Neonatal Porcine Diarrhea Syndrome

Abstract Background Pre-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is a syndrome affecting farm-raised neonatal mink kits. Apart from diarrhea it causes greasy skin exudation, dehydration, and distressed behavior and can ultimately lead to death. No specific causative agents have been identified and the syndrome is reg...

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Main Authors: Ronja Mathiesen, Julie Melsted Birch, Mariann Chriél, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Jens Frederik Agger, Peter Mikael Helweg Heegaard, Tina Struve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Histology
Mink kits
(Neovison vison)
Pre-weaning diarrhea
Serum amyloid A
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0403-7

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