Analysis of the effect of feedback feeding on the farm-level occurrence of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 83; no. 11; pp. 1772 - 1781
• Main Authors: YAMAGAMI, Taiki, MIYAMA, Takeshi, TOYOMAKI, Haruya, SEKIGUCHI, Satoshi, SASAKI, Yosuke, SUEYOSHI, Masuo, MAKITA, Kohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2021; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Epidemiology; feedback feeding; immunization; Japan; porcine epidemic diarrhea

When a large-scale epidemic of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) occurred in 2013 in Japan, feedback feeding (feeding feces and gut tissues of infected piglets) was attempted to impart immunity to sows and immunize nursing piglets via breastfeeding. This study evaluated the effect of feedback feeding...