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Enteropathogens in pups from pet shops and breeding facilities
- Source :
- The Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate faecal and clinical scores and presence of several enteropathogens possibly implicated in the development of diarrhoea in pups aged between 6 and 16 weeks independently of their health status. METHODS: Pups were selected from pet shops and breeding facilities and assigned a faecal and clinical score. Standard isolation methods were used to determine presence of parasites, viruses and bacteria in faecal samples. For Escherichia coli, virulence genes were assessed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Fifty-six pups were included in this study. Eighteen had no diarrhoea, 22 had no significant clinical signs related to gastroenteritis. Samples were positive for Toxocara canis (n=29), Giardia duodenalis (n=35), Cystoisospora (n=22), E. coli (n=47) and Clostridium perfringens (n=20). In four E. coli positive samples, genes were detected that correlate with pathogenicity in other animal species. A significant positive correlation between the presence of T. canis and faecal score was found. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Puppies obtained from a pet shop or breeding facility have a high risk of gastrointestinal disease. Furthermore, infectious agents may be present independently of faecal or clinical score. The identification of possible pathogenic E. coli strains suggests that their role in diarrhoea warrant further investigation.
- Subjects :
- Paper
Diarrhea
Giardiasis
Male
Veterinary medicine
Cystoisospora
Clostridium perfringens
Breeding
medicine.disease_cause
Microbiology
Feces
Dogs
Medicine
Giardia lamblia
Animals
Dog Diseases
Small Animals
Escherichia coli Infections
Toxocariasis
biology
business.industry
Giardia
Toxocara canis
biology.organism_classification
Housing, Animal
Gastroenteritis
Canis
Animals, Newborn
Papers
Clostridium Infections
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17485827 and 00224510
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b4ec53ff3d331d550391995ddb06c717