Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms

René, Renzhammer; Sebastian, Vetter; Marlies, Dolezal; Lukas, Schwarz; Annemarie, Käsbohrer; Andrea, Ladinig

doi:10.1186/s40813-023-00315-z

Porcine Health Management

Table 2 Occurrence of PWD and number of observations for categorical variables from 237 farms

From: Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms

		PWD				PWD
		No	Yes			No	Yes
Treatment	No	39	56	Lactic acid	No	83	64
Treatment	Yes	97	45	Lactic acid	Yes	53	37
Neonatal diarrhoea	No	56	24	Benzoic acid	No	85	56
Neonatal diarrhoea	Yes	80	77	Benzoic acid	Yes	51	45
Postpartum dysglactia syndrome	No	76	41	Sorbic acid	No	98	79
Postpartum dysglactia syndrome	Yes	60	60	Sorbic acid	Yes	38	22
Rearing of own gilts	No	78	55	Coke, phosphoric acid	No	110	75
Rearing of own gilts	Yes	58	46	Coke, phosphoric acid	Yes	26	26
Nurse sows	No	95	62	Electrolytes, glucose	No	121	87
Nurse sows	Yes	41	39	Electrolytes, glucose	Yes	15	14
Cross fostering	No	22	10	Apple pomace	No	123	92
Cross fostering	Yes	114	91	Apple pomace	Yes	13	9
Weaning in farrowing units	No	98	74	Dairy products	No	122	96
Weaning in farrowing units	Yes	38	27	Dairy products	Yes	14	5
Grouping of weaned piglets	Sorted by size	63	40	Rock salt	No	122	81
Grouping of weaned piglets	Litter wise	73	61	Rock salt	Yes	14	20
Automatic feeding system	No	96	80	Yeast	No	93	81
Automatic feeding system	Yes	40	21	Yeast	Yes	43	20
Stimulation of feed intake	No	98	71	Tannins	No	119	92
Stimulation of feed intake	Yes	38	30	Tannins	Yes	17	9
Weaner diet before weaning	No	33	23	Anticoccidials	No	93	66
Weaner diet before weaning	Yes	103	78	Anticoccidials	Yes	43	35
Main starch source	Corn	44	34	Water source	Mains water	34	26
Main starch source	Barely	92	67	Water source	Well water	102	75
Wheat, rye, triticale	No	75	67	Calcareous water	No	54	46
Wheat, rye, triticale	Yes	61	34	Calcareous water	Yes	82	55
Main protein source	Plant	122	93	Disinfection of water pipes	No	110	85
Main protein source	Animal	14	8	Disinfection of water pipes	Yes	26	16
Main soy processing method	Heated	74	52	Looped water distribution system	No	119	95
Main soy processing method	Extracted	62	49	Looped water distribution system	Yes	17	6
Potato protein	No	43	31	Rinsing of water pipes	No	65	46
Potato protein	Yes	93	70	Rinsing of water pipes	Yes	71	55
Linseed, chicory	No	80	60	Diameter of water pipes in nursery	1/2 inch	116	79
Linseed, chicory	Yes	56	41	Diameter of water pipes in nursery	> 1/2 inch	20	22
Oats	No	53	47	Drinkers	Only nipples	69	49
Oats	Yes	83	54	Drinkers	Also bowls	67	52
Wheat bran	No	70	47	Rodent burden	Low	77	44
Wheat bran	Yes	66	54	Rodent burden	High	59	57
Cellulose	No	77	59	Enrichment material	Only wood/chains	73	54
Cellulose	Yes	59	42	Enrichment material	Also straw/ropes	63	47
Fibre in creep feed	No	73	67	Microclimate zones	No	96	75
Fibre in creep feed	Yes	63	34	Microclimate zones	Yes	40	26
Milk substitution	No	76	57	Heating of nursery before weaning	No	25	28
Milk substitution	Yes	60	44	Heating of nursery before weaning	Yes	111	73
Muesli	No	100	80	All-in/all-out in nursery units	No	73	72
Muesli	Yes	36	21	All-in/all-out in nursery units	Yes	63	29
Commercial peat	No	111	92	Hospital pens	No	53	46
Commercial peat	Yes	25	9	Hospital pens	Yes	83	55
Probiotics	No	101	88	Fully slatted floors	No	70	36
Probiotics	Yes	35	13	Fully slatted floors	Yes	66	65
Horseradish	No	112	93	Plastic or metal floors	No	92	53
Horseradish	Yes	24	8	Plastic or metal floors	Yes	44	48
Herbs	No	119	89	Regular cleaning and disinfection	No	60	36
Herbs	Yes	17	12	Regular cleaning and disinfection	Yes	76	65
Formiate, acetate, or propionate	No	41	35	Usage of detergents	No	66	48
Formiate, acetate, or propionate	Yes	95	66	Usage of detergents	Yes	70	53
Citric acid	No	78	56	Equipment only for nursery units	No	81	61
Citric acid	Yes	58	45	Equipment only for nursery units	Yes	55	40
Lauric acid	No	120	90	Hygiene lock	No	105	85
Lauric acid	Yes	16	11	Hygiene lock	Yes	31	16

PWD: post-weaning diarrhoea

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