Table II.
Colony-forming unit (CFU) of C. perfringens and etiological diagnosis in 36 diarrheic and 12 healthy piglets on from 10 farms
| Farm | Pig | Age (day) | Status | Log10 of colony- forming unit (CFU/g) | Etiological diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small intestine | Colon | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | D | 5.2 | 6.3 | Unknown |
| 2 | 4 | D | 4.2 | 6.0 | Rota | |
| 3 | 4 | H | 7.7 | 8.9 | Unknown | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | D | 7.0 | 7.5 | Rota |
| 2 | 1 | D | 6.6 | 7.1 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 1 | D | 7.6 | 8.2 | C. difficile | |
| 4 | 1 | H | 7.3 | 8.4 | Unknown | |
| 5 | 3 | H | 6.4 | 8.3 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | D | 5.8 | 7.5 | Unknown |
| 2 | 1 | D | 5.7 | 7.5 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 2 | H | 5.1 | 7.8 | Unknown | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | D | 6.9 | 7.0 | C. difficile |
| 2 | 3 | D | ND | ND | Unknown | |
| 3 | 3 | H | 7.8 | 7.2 | Unknown | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | D | 6.8 | 7.5 | C. difficile |
| 2 | 4 | H | 5.9 | 7.0 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 1 | D | 1.9 | 7.0 | C. difficile | |
| 4 | 3 | H | 6.5 | 7.9 | NT | |
| 5 | 3 | D | 7.7 | 7.8 | NT | |
| 6 | 1 | D | 7.3 | 8.1 | NT | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | D | 3.0 | 6.8 | Unknown |
| 2 | 6 | H | 2.2 | 5.4 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 3 | D | 2.0 | 7.0 | C. difficile | |
| 4 | 8 | D | 1.8 | 7.1 | NT | |
| 5 | 10 | D | 1.8 | 5.0 | NT | |
| 6 | 13 | D | 2.0 | 7.0 | NT | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | H | ND | 5.2 | Unknown |
| 2 | 1 | D | 3.5 | 5.0 | Unknown | |
| 3 | 3 | D | ND | 8.2 | Unknown | |
| 4 | 3 | D | ND | 7.1 | NT | |
| 5 | 3 | D | ND | 5.9 | NT | |
| 6 | 2 | D | 6.5 | 6.3 | NT | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | D | ND | 5.4 | Rota |
| 2 | 2 | D | ND | 3.8 | Rota/Salmonella | |
| 3 | 2 | D | ND | 5.2 | NT | |
| 4 | 2 | D | 3.7 | ND | NT | |
| 5 | 2 | D | 4.3 | 5.1 | NT | |
| 6 | 2 | H | ND | 4.6 | Unknown | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | D | 1.0 | 2.0 | Rota |
| 2 | 3 | D | 2.3 | 7.2 | Rota | |
| 3 | 4 | H | 7.7 | 8.0 | ETEC | |
| 4 | 4 | D | ND | 6.0 | NT | |
| 5 | 3 | D | 7.3 | 7.5 | NT | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | H | 4.0 | 4.0 | NT |
| 2 | 1 | D | 3.6 | 6.0 | C. difficile | |
| 3 | 4 | D | 2.0 | 3.0 | C. difficile/Rota | |
| 4 | 3 | D | 2.0 | 4.0 | NT | |
| 5 | 3 | D | 2.3 | ND | NT |
D — Diarrhea; H — Healthy; ND — Not detected; NT — Not tested for C. difficile, rotavirus, Salmonella, enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE), and coccidia.