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After 26 editions, this will be the first time the Congress will be held both virtually and on-site, bringing together attendees, businesses and...
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COMMON PROBLEMS IN BREEDING SOWS The high prolificacy of modern genetic lines provides extraordinary productivity, but at the same time increases the frequency of problems which, if not managed properly, will increase the culling rate. Among the main challenges we can...
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Introduction Parasites have long been neglected but nowadays are becoming more recognized as important foodborne pathogens. Various factors contribute to their undervaluation such as complex lifecycles and transmission routes, prolonged incubation period and chronic disease manifestations. In addition, rapid and sensitive diagnostic assays are not always available and therefore parasite occurrences are often underreported, resulting in low disease...
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Introduction A gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that functions in an optimum way clearly is of importance to the overall metabolism, physiology, disease status and performance of pigs of all stages of growth and development, and especially in the sensitive post-weaning production period. Disruptions (dysbiosis) in the GIT after weaning caused by internal and external influences can cause large economic losses in the pork industry, therefore the period after...
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The Pasteurellaceae family and its importance in pig production The Pasteurellaceae family is comprised of a group of Gram-negative coccobacilli bacteria that inhabit the respiratory, oral or gastrointestinal tracts of different animal species and can cause a wide range of infectious diseases in animals and humans. The family includes at least three important and well-characterized bacterial genera; namely, Pasteurella ,...
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Introduction The controversy that disease was transmitted by invisible life forms stretches back centuries dating to Aristotle (300BC) who believed that all life originated from soil and Virgil (40BC) who believed that bees came from honey and maggots originated from warm meat. It was Spallanzani who showed that no maggots arose from boiled meat while others showed that simple cotton filters could prevent spontaneous generation of life from warm meat. The...
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Introduction During the last decades, the use of data by farmers has been limited. Most of the systems used were simple and mainly focused on the management of farm tasks, with limited or no capacity of analysis. Integration of data from different devices or farms was also difficult, and there was little applied knowledge on the value of data in the strategic decision-making. Another weak point, not solved so far, is the lack of support services in use of...
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Introduction Resilience was historically ignored in commercial swine breeding programs. One reason was that breeding companies need to supply high health animals to the commercial sector of the swine industry. Nucleus herds needed to be naïve or at least negative for major diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv), Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), Mycoplasma hyopneumonaie , and other major diseases....
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Toxoplasmosis is an important foodborne disease worldwide. Its public health importance has been largely under-recognized, but recent evidence has shown that Toxoplasma gondii leads to a high burden of disease at global, regional and national level. The World Health Organization ranked toxoplasmosis as number 13th among 31 foodborne diseases globally, also demonstrating regional differences, with for example a relative...
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An important work function for the practicing veterinarian is to solve various problems in swine herds. Diagnostics and making a diagnosis are an important part of solving a problem.
The diagnosis is central for describing the problem, identifying the problem and, finally, making a change that will hopefully lead to the problem being solved.
A diagnosis can either be made for individual animals or,...
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Introduction As African swine fever virus (ASFV) continues to spread across Southeast Asia, classical swine fever virus (CSFV) expands within Japan, and foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) reports continue from China, there is increased concern that foreign animal disease (FAD) may enter previously naïve areas. Their continued entry would be devastating to the global swine industry, but also to those that produce feed and ingredients fed to pigs. In...
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The global swine production industry has experienced a revolution in the last 30 to 40 years. Forty years ago, production was geographically centralized (i.e., all production activities were centrally located), small scale and outdoors. Producers were knowledgeable in many areas, but a specialist in none and few had employees. Swine production has now transitioned to where many of the production activities are geographically decentralized at specialized facilities. The...
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Talk about traditional bacteria in pigs, and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) will be among the first ones to be mentioned. The “tradition” of this microorganism may be based on the fact that it has been recognized as a swine-specific pathogen for more than five decades, that it is prevalent in most areas where pigs are raised, and that it is common to accept its circulation in pig herds....
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Introduction Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a major porcine pathogen responsible for important economic losses to the swine industry. In fact, it is one of the main causes of bacterial death in post-weaned piglets, from 5 to 10 weeks of age. According to the Canadian Swine Health Information Network, S. suis-related diseases are the most common infectious problem reported in Canadian swine farms. In addition, the Monitoring and Analysis Working...
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Introduction All over the world, E. coli is an important cause of a wide range of diseases in pigs, including postweaning diarrhea (PWD) (Fairbrother et al., 2019). Diarrhea due to E. coli may result in significant economic losses due to morbidity, mortality, decreased weight gain, and cost of treatment, vaccinations and feed supplements. Clinical signs fluctuate with time and regions and may range from mild diarrhea with 1.5 to 2% mortality...
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, for both animal health and public health. Estimations of the burden of AMR predict that 10 million people will die annually in 2050 when no action is taken now. Many resistant bacteria (or resistance genes) can cross species barriers, and therefore exchange of resistant bacteria and resistance genes between humans, animals and the environment occurs frequently. Most obvious is the transfer of AMR from animals to humans...
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The founding objectives of the IPVS were to provide a forum for exchanging ideas and information concerning pig health and disease, to encourage the formation of pig veterinary societies in all countries and to foster cooperation among them. In 1969, Dr. Tom Alexander chaired the Organizing Committee of the inaugural IPVS congress in Cambridge, UK. Tom embodied and shaped the soul of the IPVS by melding an eminent scientific...
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According to monitoring data provided by the China Veterinary Medicine and Feed Trading Center, the price index of major veterinary APIs is operating smoothly with relatively little volatility in the market price. Heat and humidity are unfriendly to the production of some varieties of APIs. Factories have recently arranged seasonal shutdowns for maintenance. It is expected to result in a tight supply of the related raw materials in the short term. Heavy rains and floods in northern...
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Márcio Gonçalves shares some insights about sow lactation feed intake in this Swine It video....
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Dr. Chris Chase (South Dakota University) discussed what to do in a pandemic situation and how to apply this knowledge to pig production, during this Swine It interview with host Márcio Gonçalves....
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