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Reduced muscle growth in pigs sub-clinically affected with proliferative enteropathy

//09 Nov 2010

By Allison Winstanley

Pigs clinically affected with proliferative enteropathy (PE) suffer diarrhoea, reduced growth and poor feed efficiency, which can cost Australian producers as much as A$7 per pig1. These costs do not include changes to body composition such as muscle growth.

The impact of sub-clinical PE is difficult to estimate because many producers are unaware of the problem. In this study we examined the impact of sub-clinical PE in real time on body composition, muscle growth and P2 backfat depth.

Alison M. Collins¹ Shayne Fell¹ Jolien van Straaten²Nadine Bolsius²

1. Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Narellan, NSW, Australia; 2. University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

For full presentation see attached pdf