The last presentation at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar did not focus on PRRS. Instead we heard a presentation from Chad Stahl, North Carolina State University, on controlling post wean scours. Yeah, it’s as nasty as it sounds too.
Chad was talking about post E. coli caused post weaning diarrhea and ways to mitigate it in your herd. How bad is it? Chad says that in a USDA survey of the largest swine producers 78% reported incidences of the disease. It is a big problem but there is a tremendous amount of variation in the outcome of the disease because different pigs react to it differently. He says research has shown that one mitigating practice would be leaving the piglets on the sow longer. He says that any producer can call his department at NC State for more information. Chad Stahl Interview