Eduardo Fano

Introduction: There is a need for ante-mortem Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) diagnostic sampling protocols to determine if populations are negative (≤1% prevalence (Pr)), remain negative over time, and to detect early infection to prevent spread. A recent study showed that increased sample size resulting from ante-mortem laryngeal swab sampling (LS) combined with pooling allowed for a higher he ...

Introduction:Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is a swine respiratory pathogen that leads to compromised animal welfare and economic losses in finishing pigs. The lung infection can last up to 7 months and infected animals can become asymptomatic carries capable of infecting other pigs. The pathogen is mainly transmitted by direct contact, and vertical transmission is recognized as risk factor for prevalen ...