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Table 5 Grower-finisher and nursery pig disease status of herds as reported by producers for 23 grower-finisher and 25 nursery herds in the province of Ontario, Canada (May 2017–April 2018)

From: Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018

Disease/agent

Nursery pigs

Grower-finisher pigs

Positivea

n (%)

Negativea

n (%)

Don’t know

n (%)

Positivea

n (%)

Negativea

n (%)

Don’t know

n (%)

APP

1

(4)

23

(92)

1

(4)

2

(9)

20

(87)

1

(4)

Escherichia coli

19

(76)

4

(16)

2

(8)

2

(9)

20

(87)

1

(4)

Erysipelas

16

(64)

7

(28)

2

(8)

16

(70)

6

(26)

1

(4)

Haemophilus parasuisb

20

(80)

2

(8)

3

(12)

17

(74)

3

(13)

3

(13)

Ileitis

14

(56)

7

(28)

4

(16)

18

(78)

4

(17)

1

(4)

Influenza

16

(64)

5

(20)

4

(16)

16

(70)

5

(22)

2

(9)

Mycoplasma

14

(56)

10

(40)

1

(4)

15

(65)

8

(35)

0

(0)

PCVAD

20

(80)

5

(20)

0

(0)

20

(87)

3

(13)

0

(0)

PED

0

(0)

24

(96)

1

(4)

1

(4)

20

(87)

2

(9)

PRRS

8

(32)

17

(68)

0

(0)

11

(48)

12

(52)

0

(0)

Salmonella spp.

5

(20)

14

(56)

6

(24)

11

(48)

6

(26)

6

(26)

Streptococcus suis

24

(96)

0

(0)

1

(4)

20

(87)

1

(4)

2

(9)

TGE

0

(0)

22

(88)

3

(12)

0

(0)

22

(96)

1

(4)

  1. APP actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, PCVAD porcine circovirus associated disease, PED porcine epidemic diarrhea, PRRS porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome, TGE transmissible gastroenteritis
  2. aHerds were classified positive if the questionnaire response was “confirmed positive” or “likely positive”; Herds were classified negative if the questionnaire response was “confirmed negative” or “likely negative”
  3. bHaemophilus parasuis is also known as Glaesserella parasuis