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Cases of arthritis and panaritium frequently occur in swine maternity and usually require early antibiotic treatment in order to ensure chances of recovery. Most of the time, this involves the secondary infection of wounds from germs present in the piglet’s environment or on the skin. All measures, including biocontrol, aimed…

Enterococcus cecorum infections are the primary cause of musculoskeletal disorders in broiler chicken farms, resulting in paralysis and culling. The infection is caused by certain pathogenic strains of Enterococcus cecorum that multiply in the intestinal tract very early on, pass directly into the bloodstream through gaps in the intestinal lining,…