Farm descriptions
| Finisher farm | Farm capacity (thousand) | Source of animals (weaner farm) | Type of feed | Finisher farm location (province) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 19 | W1 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
| F2 | 9 | W2 | pelleted | Pomeranian |
| F3 | 13 | W3 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
| F4 | 12 | W3 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
| F5 | 14 | W4 | liquid | West Pomeranian |
| F6 | 11 | W2 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
| F7 | 7 | W5 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
| F8 | 21 | W6 | pelleted | Greater Poland |
| F9 | 10 | W2 | pelleted | West Pomeranian |
Detection of different enteric pathogens in the study
| Farm | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen | Analysis | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | |
| Brachyspira spp. | Brachyspira genus | PCR | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| B. hyodysenteriae | PCR | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| B. suanatina | PCR | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | |
| B. hampsonii | PCR | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| B. pilosicoli | PCR | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | |
| B. murdochii | PCR | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | |
| B. intermedia | PCR | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| B. innocens | PCR | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Salmonella spp. | Salmonella sp. | Culture | − | − | SE | − | − | SE | SE | SE | − |
| Salmonella sp. | PCR | n/a | n/a | + | n/a | n/a | + | + | + | n/a | |
| Serovar Choleraesuis | PCR | n/a | n/a | − | n/a | n/a | − | + | − | n/a | |
| Serovar Typhimurium | PCR | n/a | n/a | − | n/a | n/a | − | − | − | n/a | |
| Viruses | TGEV | PCR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PEDV | PCR | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Parasites | Helminth eggs, | Sedimentation | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| encysted protozoa | and flotation | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| Cryptosporidia | Heine staining | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
Targets for detection and differentiation of Brachyspira species by PCR
| Detection of | Target gene | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Brachyspira genus | 50S ribosomal protein L4 | CP0196* |
| B. hyodysenteriae | Bh100 | (32) |
| B. suanatina | hypothetic protein | CVLB01000001* |
| B. hampsonii | oxidoreductase | CP019914* |
| B. pilosicoli | methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein B | CP002025* |
| B. murdochii | hypothetic protein | CP001959* |
| B. intermedia | hypothetic protein | CP002874* |
| B. innocens | ribulokinase | ARQI01000130* |