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Table 1 Clinical presentation, morbidity and mortality in sows and piglets following the introduction of PEDV in the holding. Abbreviations: pp.: post partum, pn: post natum, ap: ante partum, wk.: week

From: Re-emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in a piglet-producing farm in northwestern Germany in 2019

Group

Sows (morbidity; diarrhea)

Piglets (morbidity; diarrhea)

Suckling piglet losses (mortality, total)

Piglet rearing losses (mortality, total)

1 (wk 15/2019)

approx. 60%

approx. 70%

10%

approx. 5%

disease about 10 days pp

disease about 14 days pn

increased proportion of puny little animals or rather underweight weaners

 

2 (wk 17/2019)

approx. 80–90%

approx. 100%

29.2%

approx. 10%

disease about 0–1 days pp. (bradytocia)

disease approx. 3 days pn (tend to have more weak live suckling piglets than usual)

increased proportion of puny little animals respectively underweight weaners

 

3 (wk 20/2019)

approx. 70%

approx. 80%

20.2%

approx. 8%

diarrhea in the waiting stable, disease approx. 1–2 weeks ap

disease approx. 3–5 days pn

increased proportion of puny little animals respectively underweight weaners

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