Porcine circovirus diseases Technical Articles
Article published the May 2, 2022:
Main textPorcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) was first described in 1998 [1], and since then, it has become one of the most important pig pathogens, contributing to considerable economic losses by a syndrome calle...
Article published the December 9, 2021:
1. IntroductionWith 1766–1768 nucleotides, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the smallest genomic panzootic associated virus among the circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses hitherto. These ssDNA ...
Article published the February 24, 2021:
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a member of the genera Alphacoronavirus in the family Coronaviridae causes newborn and weaning piglets serious diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and high mortality. More...
Article published the December 17, 2020:
1. IntroductionPorcine circoviruses (PCVs) are small DNA viruses and have four representatives, PCV-1, PCV-2, PCV-3, and tentatively, PCV-4. PCV-1 is known as non-pathogenic for pigs [1], while PCV-2 has been a...
Article published the March 10, 2020:
IntroductionHistorically, the impact of foreign animal diseases (FADs) on global livestock production and economics has been devastating [1]. In 1997, Taiwan and the Netherlands experienced outbreaks of Foot an...
Article published the April 6, 2017:
IntroductionThe measure of the scientific quality and productivity of a particular researcher or research team has been traditionally a controversial issue. The topic is not trivial as it can be used by manager...
Article published the November 18, 2016:
Introduction
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a one-shot vaccination applied either at weaning or 3 days before weaning in a herd infected with M. hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) and oth...
Article published the May 3, 2016:
BackgroundSpray dried porcine plasma (SDPP) or spray dried bovine plasma (SDBP) has been used in nursery pig diets due to its documented beneficial effects on post-weaning growth, feed intake, morbidity indices...
Article published the November 6, 2015:
Introduction.
Porcine circovirus (PCV) type 2 (PCV2) was firstly characterized in 1998 as an agent systematically present within the lesions of a novel disease called postweaning multisystemic wastin...
Article published the May 9, 2012:
SIR, - Porcine multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was initially identified and reported in pig herds in Canada a decade ago (Harding 1996); since then, it has been described worldwide, in...