A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces
Background Digestive disorders are one of the main health problems in suckling piglets. The correct visual identification of feces in suckling piglets is an important tool for the diagnosis of enteric diseases. The aim of the present observational study was to analyze different physicochemical par...
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| author | Pons, Ana Maria González, Blanca Pujols, Joan Serratosa, Jordi Segalés, Joaquín Gómez, Ernesto A. Martínez, Jorge |
| author_browse | González, Blanca Gómez, Ernesto A. Martínez, Jorge Pons, Ana Maria Pujols, Joan Segalés, Joaquín Serratosa, Jordi |
| author_facet | Pons, Ana Maria González, Blanca Pujols, Joan Serratosa, Jordi Segalés, Joaquín Gómez, Ernesto A. Martínez, Jorge |
| author_sort | Pons, Ana Maria |
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| description | Background Digestive disorders are one of the main health problems in suckling piglets. The correct visual identification
of feces in suckling piglets is an important tool for the diagnosis of enteric diseases. The aim of the present observational
study was to analyze different physicochemical parameters of the feces of suckling piglets aged 0 to 21 days: visual appearance
(color and consistency), fecal dry matter (FDM) content and pH. A total of 482 fecal samples were collected and visually
classified into six categories: meconium, colostrum stage feces and 4 further scores according to the degree of consistency:
0 = form; 1 = pasty; 2 = liquid; and 3 = watery feces. The percentage of FDM was estimated by two drying methods, oven
and microwave, doing duplicates in each one to evaluate methods, and both were compared |
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| institution | Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) |
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| spelling | ReDivia90412025-04-25T14:49:52Z A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces Pons, Ana Maria González, Blanca Pujols, Joan Serratosa, Jordi Segalés, Joaquín Gómez, Ernesto A. Martínez, Jorge Score Dry-matter pH Neonatal Lactating L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition Pigs Diarrhea Background Digestive disorders are one of the main health problems in suckling piglets. The correct visual identification of feces in suckling piglets is an important tool for the diagnosis of enteric diseases. The aim of the present observational study was to analyze different physicochemical parameters of the feces of suckling piglets aged 0 to 21 days: visual appearance (color and consistency), fecal dry matter (FDM) content and pH. A total of 482 fecal samples were collected and visually classified into six categories: meconium, colostrum stage feces and 4 further scores according to the degree of consistency: 0 = form; 1 = pasty; 2 = liquid; and 3 = watery feces. The percentage of FDM was estimated by two drying methods, oven and microwave, doing duplicates in each one to evaluate methods, and both were compared 2025-03-11T09:17:23Z 2025-03-11T09:17:23Z 2025 article publishedVersion Pons, A. M., González, B., Pujols, J., Serratosa, J., Segalés, J., Gómez, E. A., & Martínez, J. (2025). A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces. Porcine Health Management, 11(5) 2055-5660 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9041 doi.org/10.1186/s40813-024-00417-2 https://porcinehealthmanagement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40813-024-00417-2 en This project was funded by Doctorats Industrials de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Number 006/21) and Mevet-SAU – Vall Companys Group. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess BMC electronico |
| spellingShingle | Score Dry-matter pH Neonatal Lactating L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition Pigs Diarrhea Pons, Ana Maria González, Blanca Pujols, Joan Serratosa, Jordi Segalés, Joaquín Gómez, Ernesto A. Martínez, Jorge A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title | A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title_full | A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title_fullStr | A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title_full_unstemmed | A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title_short | A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| title_sort | proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces |
| topic | Score Dry-matter pH Neonatal Lactating L51 Animal physiology - Nutrition Pigs Diarrhea |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9041 https://porcinehealthmanagement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40813-024-00417-2 |
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