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**''B. pilosicoli'' causes porcine intestinal spirochaetosis
**Infection is acquired via contaminated faeces
**Disease spreads slowly through the herd
**Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts
*Clinical signs
**''B. pilosicoli'' causes less severe signs than [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|swine dysentry]]; reduced feed conversion rates occur
*Diagnosis
**History, clinical signs and gross pathology
**Anaerobic culture on blood agar with added antibiotics for at least 3 days
**Immunofluorescence, DNA probes and biochemical tests
**Serology using ELISA can be used on a herd basis
**PCR
[[Category:Brachyspira_and_Serpulina]][[Category:Pig]]
**Infection is acquired via contaminated faeces
**Disease spreads slowly through the herd
**Dogs, rats, mice and flies may act as transport hosts
*Clinical signs
**''B. pilosicoli'' causes less severe signs than [[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|swine dysentry]]; reduced feed conversion rates occur
*Diagnosis
**History, clinical signs and gross pathology
**Anaerobic culture on blood agar with added antibiotics for at least 3 days
**Immunofluorescence, DNA probes and biochemical tests
**Serology using ELISA can be used on a herd basis
**PCR
[[Category:Brachyspira_and_Serpulina]][[Category:Pig]]