POST-WEANING PROBLEMS IN OUTDOOR PIG PRODUCTION CAUSED BY ESCHERICHIA COLI AND CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE A
B. Dora and G. Bilkei

Abstract
Escherichia (E.) coli caused post-weaning problems and Clostridium perfringens Type A (CpA) caused enteric diseases and now represent a newly emerging danger for outdoor raised grower pigs in Croatia. This paper summarises the major clinical and gross pathological signs of the diseases. In order to reduce post-weaning losses, prophylactic medication against both CpA and E. coli has been successfully implemented. Prophylaxis for one of the causative agents was less successful than for both of them.

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