Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the October 28, 2022:
Introduction:Toxoplasma gondii continues being one of the main food safety hazards for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. In this sense, the distribution of this protozoan within the organism and th...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction:Florfenicol is a well recognized, broad spectrum antimicrobial with a high lipophilicity resulting in fast, significant serum concentrations and very good tissue distribution. Oral administration l...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
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 b...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction: Evaluating the presence of antibiotic resistant (AR) bacteria in swine production is important to estimate the problems associated with bacterial antibiotic resistances on farms. Especially the pr...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction:Since 2001 GD Animal Health in the Netherlands runs a monitoring system on pig health. One pillar of this system is the recording of all telephonic questions concerning health issues. Since 2013 la...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction: Traditionally, bacteriological diagnostics are based upon colony-morphology and biotyping. During the later years, MALDI-TOF-identification has broadened the spectrum of bacteria that can be ident...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction:S. suis is recognised as major swine pathogen associated with the intensification of the swine industry worldwide. Until now limited number of effective vaccines are available. Therefore antimicrob...
Article published the October 27, 2022:
Introduction: The farm was a closed herd using AI and comprised 430 breeding sows. Progeny were kept until 10 weeks of age when they were sent to a second unit for finishing. The farm was infected with PRRS vir...
Article published the October 18, 2022:
Article published the October 18, 2022:
Over the last 30 years, diseases caused by emerging swine viruses (ESV) have acquired great relevance, more than in other species. Diseases caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv),...