Serovar profiling of Haemophilus parasuis on Australian farms by sampling live pigs[swine abstracts]Healthy pigs contain a range of Haemophilus parasuis serovars, even on farms free of Glässer's disease. |
Risk factors associated with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome in sows[swine abstracts]This study has demonstrated that a considerable number of modern pig herds still suffer from problems with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome. |
A multidisciplinary approach to assess the welfare of weaned pigs during transport at three space allowances[swine abstracts]Combining behavioral and physiological measures of stress provides a robust picture of piglet welfare during transport at different space allowances. |
Playing and fighting by piglets around weaning on farms, employing individual or group housing of lactating sows[swine abstracts]We assessed how piglets play, fighting and biting behaviour before and after weaning were affected by the housing system and weaning age as well as how the three behaviours are related to each other and piglet post-weaning weight gain. |
Simultaneous detection of porcine circovirus type 2, classical swine fever virus, porcine parvovirus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in pigs by multiplex polymerase chain reaction[swine abstracts]A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was designed for the simultaneous detection of four viruses involved in reproductive and respiratory failure in pigs: porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), porcine parvovirus (PPV), classical swine fever virus (CSFV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). |
Haptoglobin and C-reactive protein as biomarkers in the serum, saliva and meat juice of pigs experimentally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus[swine abstracts]The correlations found suggest that the measurement of Hp and CRP in saliva and meat juice could serve as complementary, or possibly alternative, biomarkers of pig herd-health. |
Sow vaccination modulates the colonization of piglets by Haemophilus parasuis[swine abstracts]This work studied the colonization of H. parasuis in healthy piglets coming from vaccinated and non-vaccinated sows. |