Detection of Clostridium perfringens type C in pig herds following disease outbreak and subsequent vaccination

Schäfer, K.; Wyder, M.; Gobeli, S.; Candi, A.; Doherr, M.G.; Zehnder, B; Zimmermann, W.; Posthaus, H. (2012). Detection of Clostridium perfringens type C in pig herds following disease outbreak and subsequent vaccination. Veterinary record, 171(20), p. 503. British Veterinary Association 10.1136/vr.101052

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Immunisation of sows using Clostridium perfringens type C toxoid vaccines is recommended to prevent necrotising enteritis (NE) on pig breeding farms. Absence of disease, however, oftentimes leads to the false assumption of pathogens being eradicated. The prevalence of C perfringens type C was determined by PCR in faecal samples of piglets and sows in three Swiss pig breeding farms two to four years after implementation of a vaccination programme following disease outbreaks. C perfringens type C could still be detected several years after an outbreak despite absence of NE. In-herd prevalence of the pathogens varied significantly between the farms and was also lower compared with a farm which experienced a recent outbreak. In conclusion, C perfringens type C can be detected on once-affected farms, even in the absence of NE for several years.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management 05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Swine Clinic 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology
UniBE Contributor:	Schäfer, Kathrin, Wyder, Marianne, Gobeli, Stefanie, Candi, Muhammet Ahmet, Doherr, Marcus, Zimmermann, Werner, Posthaus, Horst
Subjects:	600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
ISSN:	0042-4900
Publisher:	British Veterinary Association
Language:	English
Submitter:	Susanne Portner
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2014 11:37
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:29
Publisher DOI:	10.1136/vr.101052
PubMed ID:	23100304
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/43822