Changes

*Organisms excreted in faeces of acutely-affected pigs

*Organisms excreted in faeces of acutely-affected pigs

*Ingestion of contaminated food and water, or via skin abrasions

*Ingestion of contaminated food and water, or via skin abrasions

*Clinical outcome depends on susceptibility of pigs and virulence of strain

*Clinical outcome depends on susceptibility of pigs and virulence of strain

*Pigs susceptible after maternal antibody waned (after 3 months) and before protective immunity acquired (3 years)

*Pigs susceptible after maternal antibody waned (after 3 months) and before protective immunity acquired (3 years)

**No growth on MacConkey agar

**No growth on MacConkey agar

**Colonial characteristics and biochemical tests

**Colonial characteristics and biochemical tests

*Treatment:

==Treatment==

**Penicillin and tetracyclines for acute infections

**Penicillin and tetracyclines for acute infections

**Hyperimmune serum

**Hyperimmune serum

**Well known in piglets in their first two months of life

**Well known in piglets in their first two months of life

**Expresses as acute '''fibrinopurulent''' arthritis

**Expresses as acute '''fibrinopurulent''' arthritis

 

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