Microbiological and laboratory studies on porcine arthritis
2004
Borissov, I. | Andonova, M. | Urumova, V. | Sotirov, L.(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria))
Microbiological and laboratory studies have been performed in 2-3 month old piglets weighing 15-18 kg with clinically manifested arthritis. Seven healthy animals, housed and fed uniformly, have been used as controls. Twenty eight synovial punctate specimens were microbiologically studied and 11 strains (8 Staphylococcus hyicus and 3 Streptococcus suis) were isolated. The sensitivity of isolates towards antimicrobial drugs was evaluated via he disk diffusion methods of Bauer-Kirby. Laboratory studies, both haematological and biochemical (erythrocytes, haemoglobin, haematocrit, leukocytes, total protein, sialic acid, fibrinogen) showed statistically significant decrease in leucocyte counts and total protein concentrations. A tendency towards elevation in sialic acid and fibrinogen was observed. The data suggested the development of infectious staphylococcal arthritis.
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