Amezcua Rocio, Friendship Robert M, Dewey Catherine E
Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
Can Vet J. 2008 Jan;49(1):39-45.
Prevalence, causative factors, treatment, and preventative measures for O149:K91:F4 Escherichia coli infection of postweaning pigs was determined by using a cross-sectional study including 70 farms in Ontario. Surveys were distributed and samples cultured bacteriologically, resulting in 30% of farms testing positive to E. coli 0149:K91:F4. Possible causative factors, such as housing or nutrition, were not significantly different between positive and negative farms. Use of injectable antibiotics (P = 0.05) and zinc oxide (P = 0.003) was higher on E. coli O149:K91:K88 (F4)-positive farms. A higher level of biosecurity and the presence of other diseases may be associated with an increased risk of isolating E. coli O149:K91:F4 from weanling pigs.
通过对安大略省70个农场进行横断面研究,确定了断奶后仔猪感染O149:K91:F4大肠杆菌的流行情况、致病因素、治疗方法和预防措施。发放调查问卷并对样本进行细菌培养,结果显示30%的农场对O149:K91:F4大肠杆菌检测呈阳性。在阳性农场和阴性农场之间,诸如饲养环境或营养等可能的致病因素并无显著差异。在O149:K91:K88(F4)大肠杆菌阳性农场中,注射用抗生素(P = 0.05)和氧化锌(P = 0.003)的使用频率更高。更高水平的生物安全措施以及其他疾病的存在可能与从断奶仔猪中分离出O149:K91:F4大肠杆菌的风险增加有关。