DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PRODUCTIVE SOWS IN FARMS OF THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL

Authors

  • Álvaro Menin UDESC
  • Carolina Reck ICASA
  • Jean Carlos Capelli
  • Sandra Maria Ferraz UDESC
  • Eliana Knackfuss Vaz UDESC

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https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v9i1.3679

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Abstract

The objective of this research was determine physical - chemical and microbiologic parameters from 922 sows with clinical suspicion of IU in several production phases in commercial farms in the South of Brazil and verify the profile of resistance of the bacterial agents isolated. The urinary tract infection was diagnosed in (93.98%) of the 922 sows with clinical signs of IU. The main bacterial species diagnosed in pure culture were Escherichia coli (48.13%) and Streptococcus sp (27.58%). The sows presented in the physical exam of the urine, coloration yellow-white (32.3%), turbidity (86.6%) and ammoniac smell (66.04%). The medium pH values of the sows with and without IU was 6.42 and 6.29, respectively. The clinical signs and physical - chemical parameters of the urine should be  considered in the evaluation of the occurrence of IU, however, they should not be considered separately as indicators of IU, only analyze united it turns them representative and significant.The most efficient antimicrobials in the control of IU were ceftiofur, norfloxacina and enrofloxacina.KEY WORDS: Antibiogram,  bacteriology, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus sp,  swine

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Published

2008-04-03

How to Cite

MENIN, Álvaro; RECK, C.; CAPELLI, J. C.; FERRAZ, S. M.; VAZ, E. K. DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PRODUCTIVE SOWS IN FARMS OF THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 1, p. 197–206, 2008. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v9i1.3679. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3679. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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Veterinary Medicine

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