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Table 1 Microbiological findings in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic piglets

From: Microbiological, pathological and histological findings in four Danish pig herds affected by a new neonatal diarrhoea syndrome

Microbiological agent

Diarrhoeic

Non-diarrhoeic

P-value 1

n=51

n=50

(%)

(%)

Haemolytic E. coli non-typable

6

0

0.1

Non-haemolytic E. coli non-typable

47

48

0.5

Non-haemolytic E. coli O-rough

4

2

0.5

Non-haemolytic E. coli serogroup O8

4

6

0.8

Non-haemolytic E. coli O157

8

0

0.06

C. perfringens type A

35

70

0.9

C. perfringens type C

6

2

0.3

C. difficile

0

4

0.5

rotavirus group A

2

0

0.5

coronavirus

0

0

1

  1. 1: Positive associations with diarrhoea tested by One-sided Fisher’s exact test.