Andrea Micke Moreno

Introduction: Brazil has emerged as a leading global exporter of pork, occupying the fourth position. In this regard, the high amount of antimicrobial agents used in intensive systems of animal production has been pointed as a factor of selection and persistence of resistant bacteria. Thus, the aim of this study was evaluated the presence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamases-producing (ESBL) gram- ...

IntroductionPorcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) belongs to the β-herpesvirinae family and, despite being species-specific, it shares homology with cytomegaloviruses of human and other animals [1]. PCMV infection is usually subclinical in older pigs, but similar to the human cytomegalovirus, it can cross the placenta and often produces mummification, abortion, low viability of piglets at birth and ...

IntroductionVulvar discharges are related to reproductive tract infections that can lead to decreased sow fertility and other impairments in zootechnical indices, which reduces profitability1,2,3. However, knowledge about metrite causative agents in sows is still very superficial. Staphylococcus hyicus – a Gram-positive, coagulase variable, facultative anaerobic, catalase-positive, non-hemol ...