First porcine abortion associated with Trueperella abortisuis in the United Kingdom

The present study reports the isolation of Trueperella abortisuis from pooled foetal stomach contents of aborted swine foetuses from a single sow in North-East Scotland, United Kingdom. The organism was not isolated in purity; however a diagnosis of fetopathy due to T. abortisuis was made, due to predominant growth of the bacterium in addition to confirmative histopathological findings. As far as the authors are aware, this is the first report of the isolation of T. abortisuis from porcine abortion material in the United Kingdom.