Colibacillosis is a health problem that affects pigs. Colibacillosis is brought about by various strains of Escherichia coli (or E. coli) bacteria. The various strains of E. coli are harmful to pigs, but the hemolytic strains are found to be the ones that give the most harm to pigs. Outdoor and indoor herds of pigs are all at risk of getting the colibacillosis infection.
The main types of E. coli infection in piglets are young piglet diarrhea, neonatal diarrhea, as well as post-weaning diarrhea. Young piglet diarrhea impacts piglets that are 7 days of age and until the weaning age. Neonatal diarrhea impacts the youngest piglets (just-born piglets). Meanwhile, post-weaning diarrhea impacts pigs that have undergone weaning for at least one week or more.
Colibacillosis infection can be a lot more harmful if the infected piglet has other health issues, such as edema disease, rotavirus infection, as well as UTI or urinary tract infection. A change in your pet’s elimination habits should be brought to the attention of your veterinarians Dahlonega GA.
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