The pathogenetic aspects of acute intestinal infections of suckling piglets

Abstract

According to the studies piglets with intestinal infections compared to the clinically healthy animals, have lower the content of total protein, gamma globulins and general immunoglobulins, higher levels of malondialdehyde and endogenous intoxication, low molecular weight circulating immune complexes, lysozyme and complementary blood serum activity, phagocytic activity of neutrophils, their absorption and metabolic ability with a low functional reserve of phagocytes. The revealed changes in the biochemical, antioxidant, and immune status should be considered one of the pathogenetic mechanisms of the complex process of inflammation, as well as their diagnostic value in case of intestinal pathology caused by bacteria.