Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

Award Date

1978

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department / School

Biology and Microbiology

First Advisor

John McAdaragh

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1. To experimentally reproduce rotaviral diarrhea in gnotobiotic pigs. 2. To determine the appearance of the normal intestine by scanning electron and light microscopy. 3. To compare by scanning electron and light microscopy the appearance of segments from different areas of intestine and to determine the development, location, and severity of rotaviral lesions in gnotobiotic pigs.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Swine -- Diseases
Diarrhea
Scanning electron microscopes

Format

application/pdf

Publisher

South Dakota State University

Included in

Microbiology Commons

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