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Table 4 Prevalence of liquid faecal consistency day one and NNPDS in first parity piglets and piglets born by mature sows in the four herds

From: Risk factors and epidemiological characteristics of new neonatal porcine diarrhoea syndrome in four Danish herds

Herd

1

2

3

4

Total

First parity piglets (n)

54

117

53

104

328

  Liquid faeces day one

12 (22%)

52 (44%)

10 (19%)

24 (23%)

98 (30%)

  NNPDS1

48 (89%)

74 (63%)

35 (66%)

41 (39%)

198 (60%)

  NNPDS/Liquid faeces day one2

10/12

39/52

5/10

12/24

66/98

Piglets born by mature sows (n)

173

128

163

149

613

  Liquid faeces day one

45 (26%)

47 (37%)

28 (17%)

23 (15%)

143 (23%)

  NNPDS1

112 (65%)

28 (22%)

53 (33%)

28 (19%)

221 (36%)

  NNPDS/Liquid faeces day one2

34/45

12/47

12/28

6/23

64/143

  1. 1NNPDS was defined as diarrhoea at any point during the second to fifth day of life.
  2. 2Proportion of piglets having liquid faecal consistency day one that developed NNPDS.