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Table 1 Prevalence of Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira pilosicoli, Escherichia coli F4 and Escherichia coli F18 and their excretion levels in fecal sock samples from weaner herds and finisher herds

From: Prevalences and excretion levels of Lawsonia intracellularis, Brachyspira pilosicoli and Escherichia coli F4 and F18 in fecal sock samples from Danish weaner and finisher pig batches and the association with diarrhea

Sample group

Both herd types

Weaner herd

Finisher herd

Total number of sock samples

106

47

59

n, (prevalence %)

Excretion levela

n, (prevalence %)

Excretion levela

n, (prevalence %)

Excretion levela

Lawsonia intracellularis

89 (84.0%)

6.2; 3.0–7.7

39 (83.0%)

6.2; 3.0–7.7

50 (84.7%)

6.1; 3.0–7.7

Brachyspira pilosicoli

48 (45.3%)

5.6: 3.0–6.6

18 (38.3%)

5.7; 3.0–6.4

30 (50.8%)

5.5; 3.0–6.6

Escherichia coli F4

5 (4.7%)

5.6; 5.2–6.0

3 (6.4%)

5.6; 5.5–6.0

2 (3.4%)

5.4; 5.2–5.6

Escherichia coli F18

22 (20.8%)

5.7; 4.7–7.8

13 (27.8%)

5.9; 4.7–7.8

9 (15.3%)

5.5; 4.9–6.3

  1. aMedian; detection range, in positive samples in log(10) copies/gram of feces
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