Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the August 3, 2017:
Introduction
L-carnitine (LC) is a naturally occurring and widely distributed in nature compound. It was discovered in 1905 in Liebig’s meat extracts, a popular ‘dietary supplement’ at that t...
Article published the July 27, 2017:
INTRODUCTION
Nontyphoidal salmonellae (NTS) as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium are a leading cause of acute food-borne zoonoses worldwide being responsible for hundreds of millions of cases of gastroen...
Article published the July 27, 2017:
Introduction
Heat stress (HS) is a major environmental hazard for both humans and animals. Heat claims more human lives than all other climatic events combined (Changnon et al. 1996), with the young and elderl...
Article published the July 25, 2017:
ABSTRACT: Cordyceps militaris is a rare and exotic medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine. The secondary metabolite, cordycepin (3′-deoxyadenosine), produced from Cordyceps militaris...
Article published the July 20, 2017:
Background
Directive 91/630/EEC sets the minimum standards for the protection of pigs in the EU. It has been substantially amended several times. Directive 2008/120/EC [1] collates the existing legislation int...
Article published the July 20, 2017:
Background - vaccines against parasites
In modern swine medicine, vaccination against various pathogens is an integral part of the health management. However, currently not a single vaccine against parasites o...
Article published the July 18, 2017:
The intestine’s major role is the digestion and absorption of nutrients, as well as the prevention against the entry of antigens and microorganisms into the blood. However, the impairment of the...
Article published the July 18, 2017:
Gastritis (gastric ulcers) is one of the most important non-infectious causes of morbidity and mortality in modern swine production units. In general on-farm mortality is between 1- 2% but can reach 1...
Article published the July 13, 2017:
Introduction
Antimicrobial resistance and its potential transmission from animals to man has become a major issue, both politically and scientifically and is leading to greater controls, both in North ...
Article published the July 13, 2017:
Introduction
Enzymes have been used in livestock production for more than 20 yrs, especially in diet containing cereals with high levels of soluble non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) such as wheat, oats,...