%0 Journal Article
%T Quantitative Microbiological Evaluation of <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium Shed in Diarrhea, Loose, and Normal Stools of Infected Pigs
%A Tsuyoshi Tanaka
%A Yasuo Imai
%A Naosuke Kumagae
%A Takashi Sasaki
%A Narutoshi Ochiai
%A Katsuyoshi Uruno
%A Haruki Kitazawa
%A Tadao Saito
%A Shizuo Sato
%J Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine
%P 58-66
%@ 2165-3364
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojvm.2014.44007
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Control
of within-herd transmission of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">is important for reducing the prevalence of this organism on pig farms and for preventing </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella-</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">contamination of pork. At the
farm level, understanding the within-herd transmission of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> can lead to more effective control. </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> infection is dependent on the inoculation dose; hence,
quantitative evaluation of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> shed in feces would provide useful information for developing effective
measures. In this study, to reproduce and evaluate the number of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> shed in diarrhea, loose
stools, and normal feces, weaned pigs were inoculated with 3.2 กม 10</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,
3.2 กม 10</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">7</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, and 3.2 กม 10</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">5</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> cfu of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Salmonella</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Typhimurium, respectively. The number of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Typhimurium
shed in the feces peaked within 1 week post-inoculation in every group and the
most amount of diarrhea and loose stools were observed within 2 weeks
post-inoculation. Diarrhea occurred 10 times (six pigs), and loose stools were
observed 25 times (11 pigs). The average concentration of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Typhimurium shed in diarrhea, loose stools, and normal feces was
1.0 กม 10</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">8</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, 1.6 กม 10</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, and 7.1 กม 10</span><sup><span
%K Fecal Shedding
%K Quantitative Evaluation
%K &lt
%K i&gt
%K Salmonella&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Typhimurium
%K Swine
%K Transmission
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=45506