Andrea Luppi

Introduction:Antimicrobials continue to be an effective measure for the control of pleuropneumonia outbreaks in swine. The Italian ministry of health recommends not to systematically use new molecules as first line treatment (Manuale Biosicurezza e uso corretto e razionale degli antibiotici in zootecnia, Sezione suini, 2012). Thus, susceptibility to alternative treatment must be documented. Trimet ...

Introduction:Monitoring lung lesions at slaughter can be an efficient tool in estimating the prevalence and severity of respiratory diseases in fattening pigs. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) can be associated with chronic pleurisy. German pig production can be characterized by the existence of three different epidemiological regions: Northern Germany with high pig density; Eastern Germany w ...

Introduction:Cranio-ventral pulmonary consolidation (EP-like lesions) and chronic pleuritis (CP) are common findings in slaughtered pigs. Pleural lesions involving dorso-caudal lobes are suggestive of pleuropneumonia due to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App). The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of lung and pleural lesions at abattoirs in Italy and to identify major ...

IntroductionColibacillosis is generally defined the infection with Escherichia coli characterized by many clinical forms. E. coli is a gram negative peritrichously flagellated bacteria belonging to the family Enterobatteriaceae and is the causative agent of a wide range of diseases in pigs, including neonatal diarrhoea, post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD), oedema disease (ED), septicaemia, polyserositis, ...