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[pig welfare]

Paolo Candotti

At what age can we castrate piglets? Is it possible to castrate without a general anesthetic? The new test on castration tries to resolve these doubts.

Absorption and metabolism of benzoic acid in growing pigs

[Nutrimail]

Dietary benzoic acid supplementation does not affect dietary acid-base load as it is completely cleared from body fluids.

In order to really take advantage of all the price information, we have developed some interactive graphics that allow you to visualize prices in various currencies. We use real time currency exchange rates for each market. It is also possible to convert between different units (kg, pounds, cwt or 100 kg). At the same time you can see several correlative years represented in order to see trends or “overlaps”, in order to see the difference between years.

Pathogenesis and antigenic characterization of a new East European subtype 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolate

[swine abstracts]

Lena is a highly pathogenic East European subtype 3 PRRSV, which differs from European subtype 1 Lelystad and North American US5 strains at both the genetic and antigenic level.

Multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Europe: a new pandemic strain?

[swine abstracts]

A marked increase in the prevalence of S. enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- with resistance to ampicillin, streptomycin, sulphonamides and tetracyclines (R-type ASSuT) has been noted in food-borne infections and in pigs/pig meat in several European countries in the last ten years.