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. 1969 Mar 1;10(1):57–83. doi: 10.1186/BF03548297

Necrotizing Infectious Enteritis in Piglets, Caused by Clostridium Perfringens Type C

III. Pathological Changes

Infektiøs nekrotiserende enteritis hos pattegrise forårsaget af Clostridium perfringens type C. III. Patologiske forandringer

Peter Høgh 1,
PMCID: PMC8741099  PMID: 4311220

Abstract

Necrotizing infectious enteritis provoked by CI. perfringens type C has been diagnosed with increasing frequency among piglets in Danish herds since 1963.

On a clinical basis the disease is difficult to differentiate from other enteric diseases (Høgh 1967).

In the small intestine, the infection gives rise to postmortem findings which, under Danish conditions, have not been observed in any other disease affecting baby pigs.

The aim of the present study is to describe the patho-anatomical and histo-pathological changes which occur in spontaneously infected pigs.

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Acknowledgments

The author is indebted to Dr. Tage Møller, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, for the histological examination of sections from the central nervous system, to Mrs. V. Christensen (V. Chr.), Dr. A. Meyling (A.M.), Dr. J. Müller (J. M.) and Dr. Brest Nielsen (Β. N.) for photography, and to Mrs. S. Christensen, Mrs. I. Hansen, Mrs. V. Rüs and Miss J. Weis for technical assistance.

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