Abstracts - Pig health

Wild boars were found to be a reservoir of a highly virulent clone of hybrid Shiga toxigenic and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli responsible for edema disease.

Sequencing results suggest that this represents the emergence of a new variant within Lineage 1C distinct from what has been previously circulating.

ASF virus became widely distributed throughout the facility with only minor changes in detection frequency as subsequent batches of feed were produced.

The thermostability of lyophilized live-attenuated CSFV vaccine formulations were investigated.

The emergence of genotype I ASFVs in China will present challenges in controlling the disease.

The presence of Salmonella in free-range pigs is directly related to the natural vegetation accessible, determining the composition of the intestinal microbiota.

This is the first report of RVH on swine farms in Europe including its characterization by means of complete genome sequencing.

Vaccine candidate ASFV-G-ΔI177L is able to induce protection against virulent Vietnamese ASFV field strains.

Replacement of antimicrobials by a Ligilactobacillus salivarius strain led to positive microbiological and biochemical changes in the enteric environment.

Pen-based oral fluid samples may be used to supplement the use of traditional samples for rapid detection of ASFV during ASF surveillance.

The stability of infectious ASFV is very low in acidic forest soils but rather high in sandy soils.

This study demonstrates the presence of virulent L. monocytogenes strains with virulent potential in pigs, with valuable implications in veterinary medicine and food safety.

Injection of pGLP-2 microspheres can be a therapeutic strategy for compensatory growth in intrauterine growth restricted piglets with low birthweights.

An evaluation and comparison of which specimen type: testicles, tails or udder wipes had the highest sensitivity at determining the litter PRRSv status compared to serum.

Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners, and fattening pigs.

Medium-chain fatty acids and glycerol monolaurate inhibit ASFv in liquid conditions.

Results suggest that genetic selection of antibody response in commercial sows is possible, but with variable success.

EpiCC thresholds can be evaluated for predictive accuracy of protection in future efficacy studies.

The emergence of lower virulent natural mutants brings greater difficulty to the early diagnosis of ASF and creates new challenges for ASFV control.

A study on the heterologous protection between Japanese Type 1 and Type 2 PRRSV isolates.

The methods derived from this study open up avenues to further investigate airborne transmission and risk of virus introduction into farms contributing to the control of diseases in swine.

The genetic determinants of infection identified in this work contribute to novel insights in S. suis pathogenesis and could serve as targets for novel vaccines or antimicrobial drugs.

Following tailor-made implementation of alternative measures, a substantial reduction of antimicrobial use in pig production was achievable without jeopardizing animal health.

Fecal microbiota transplantation from warthogs to pigs confers partial protection against attenuated ASFV strains.