During the 14th ESPHM, held in Thessaloniki (Greece) from May 31th to June 2nd, Gwenaël BOULBRIA presented a retrospective study on enteric pathogens detection in 106 diarrhoeic cases. This study also reports the link between pathogens detection and the observation of histopathological lesions in the small intestine. This work is part of a larger project aiming to improve the understanding of neonatal diarrhoea to reduce mortality and the use of drugs during lactation.

Neonatal diarrhea in piglets is a daily concern for breeders, veterinarians and technicians. Mortality, loss of growth and the use of antibiotics that they generate oblige us to continue our research in order to better diagnose and better adapt our prevention plans. In the continuity of our previous study on the quality of the soup distributed to sows on the appearance of neonatal diarrhoea, our team has just published a second study in order to improve our knowledge when looking for the responsible germ, in partnership with Labocéa . The sole detection of a bacterium or a virus (by culture, genomic test or rapid test) is not sufficient to conclude on its pathogenic role in the disease, an observation of the lesions at the microscopic level is essential to conclude. Our study is a synthesis of the germs detected and the lesions observed in 106 piglets between 2020 and 2022 in order to link these inseparable diagnostic steps.

Report session with Francoise Foucher from Porcmag at SCEA Le Pont-Car (56).
The objective was to take stock of the interest and practical use of a sow calibration tool, the SOW CALIPER.
Justine Jeusselin and Charlotte Teixeira shared their experience and perspective on the device as well as its practical use in breeding to best support the introduction of new gilts.
Charlotte will present the results of our study on the SOW CALIPER at the Swine Research Days next week (more than 2000 sows followed and 6 different genetics).

In the last Porcmag n°574 of December, find the complete file of our team which allows to take stock of the settings of the ventilation box to adapt them to the needs of the animals and the weather conditions. The article is available on the Porc Mag website: www.porcmag.com.

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