In uncomplicated rotavirus diarrhea

In uncomplicated rotavirus diarrhea, where there is
no concurrent infection with other enteric pathogens,
diarrhea in suckling pigs is usually mild and limited to
2–3 days of duration. Feces are yellow or white, watery
to creamy, and variably flocculant. Morbidity is variable,
but is often less than 20%. Dehydration is usually
mild and mortality due to dehydration is usually less
than 15% of diarrheic pigs, with the highest mortality
in young pigs. Suckling pigs are frequently infected
with Isospora suis (Roberts et al. 1980) or enterotoxigenic
Escherichia coli (ETEC) (Bohl et al. 1978) along
with rotavirus. This combination results in more severe
diarrhea, higher morbidity, and higher mortality (Lecce
et al. 1982; Tzipori et al. 1980a).