A single bacteria has been pin-pointed as the cause of ear-tip necrosis in pigs by a team at the University of Saskatchewan.
Ear-tip necrosis is a painful infection that turns the ear tips black.
It was speculated that the cause was mycotoxins, porcine circovirus and other contributing factors, but nothing was proven.
A research team led by Dr. Matheus (Mateus) Costa, associate professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and adjunct professor at Utrecht University, has now confirmed that Fusobacterium necrophorum is the direct cause of the disease.
