Comparative evaluation of post-mortem methods for detection of diarrhoea in early-life piglets
Cecilie Brandt Becker, Malene Kjelin Morsing, Julie Raundahl Laursen, Emma Amalie Kortemand Hansen, Jens Peter Nielsen, Merete Fredholm, Nicole Bakkegård Goecke, Mette Sif Hansen, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Henrik Elvang Jensen · 2026
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Cecilie Brandt Becker and colleagues compared post-mortem signs of diarrhea in young piglets in 2026, studying 145 pigs from a Danish herd followed from birth to ten weeks. Live-pig diarrhea scoring needs fresh feces, which necropsy often lacks, so the team tested gut-content traits and perianal staining against fecal dry matter as the reference.
Colon content consistency matched dry-matter categories well, with mucoid, runny, and watery contents flagging diarrhea, and every pig with watery colon content showed perianal staining. Veterinarians gain necropsy markers they can trust when fresh samples are gone, aiding herd health and research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cecilie Brandt Becker, Malene Kjelin Morsing, Julie Raundahl Laursen, Emma Amalie Kortemand Hansen, Jens Peter Nielsen, Merete Fredholm, Nicole Bakkegård Goecke, Mette Sif Hansen, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Henrik Elvang Jensen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |