Table 10 Distribution of E. coli isolates originating from different sampling sites and age groups
Sampling site | Suckling piglets | Nursery pigs | Fatteners | Sows | All samplesa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Jejunum | 64 | 45.7 | 511 | 70.2 | 30 | 60.0 | 3 | 7.9 | 1192 | 39.0 |
Feces | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 998 | 32.7 |
Mesenteric lymph nodes | 20 | 14.3 | 184 | 25.3 | 11 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 9.3 |
Genito-urinary tract | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 4.0 | 30 | 78.9 | 336 | 11.0 |
Other organs | 54 | 38.6 | 32 | 4.4 | 6 | 12.0 | 5 | 13.2 | 245 | 8.0 |
Total | 140 | 100 | 728 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 38 | 100 | 3054 | 100 |