Lim, Suit Fun (1985) Studies on piglet diarrhoeas. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Study 1: A glucose-electrolyte formulation was used to evaluate the benefits of incorporating fluid therapy in the treatment of n on-specific piglet diarrhoeas in a commercial intensive piggery. A total of 35 litters comprising 286 piglets of which 144 showed clinical diarrhoea was assigned to three treatment and one untreated control groups. The three treatment groups comprised piglets which were treated with antibacterials, fluids, and antibacterials plus fluid espectively. The study showed that the combination of antibacterials plus fluid therapy resulted in a reduction in the mean number of diarrhoeic days as compared to treatment with either antibacterials or fluid. The latter two methods of therapy showed comparable results. The study indicated that fluid therapy is beneficial in piglet diarrhoeas. Study II: The oral route of antibacterials was found to be superior to the intramuscular route in treatment of diarrhoeas in that the duration of diarrhoea was significantly reduced in response to the oral route. Study III: Weather conditions were shown to have a direct bearing on the prevalence of diarrhoeas. The prevalence of diarrhoeas was higher on cool, rainy days and particularly so when such weather conditions were prolonged for several consecutive days. Conversely, a lower prevalence of diarrhoeas was observed on warm sunny days.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Nurhaznita Mahmood |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2025 07:13 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2025 07:13 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2482 |
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