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Let's clarify what are the clean and dirty zones and its boundaries. A series of articles will discuss how to apply segregation principles to farm zones for the prevention of pathogen entry.

Choosing a smooth tile type with seamless gap material will not allow rodents to achieve a foothold that would facilitate their climbing ability

Time flies and wild boar breed at a faster rate than our ability to control them.

When was the last time that you disinfected your cellphone?

Enric Marco comments on the practical implications of a recent article investigating the transmission of ASF through ingestion of flies.

What is the preferred exposure method?, and the best status of the incoming gilts?, should they be raised on-farm or purchased?, … Veterinary practitioners from Germany, North America, China, and Spain share their opinions.

Most infections with occupational diseases occur at slaughter, when humans handle potentially infected meat or body fluids. We’ll introduce two major ones here: erysipelas and S. suis infection.

The diseases shared by livestock and wildlife involve many players: mainly farmers, but also hunters and different public administrations.

This article describes the main diseases that wild boars can transmit to the domestic pig, their prevalences and transmission routes. It also discusses the increase of the wild boar population in Europe.

Frequently, diseases become established on a farm because we culture them.

Curiously, when I started to think about it, what I had considered as my number one mistake for most of my professional life became the fifth in importance.

What is a priority and what is not? It depends on the risks and the PRRSV status of the farm…

We must come up with new strategies. The objective would be to prevent the animals going for slaughter from shedding Salmonella when they arrive at the abattoir, since they are the biggest responsible for carcass contamination.

Liquid manure in deep anaerobic storage, contains sulfur (from amino acids in feed, manure or in water) which certain bacteria (anaerobes) use as a substitute for oxygen. They produce H₂S as an end product, which is toxic to living tissue, by stopping the energy supplying reactions in the tissue cells.

There are many types of boot racks in the market, but we can build one ourselves with something available on any farm: a pallet.

Does the land altitude, slope or coverage matter?