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Challenges of the Spanish pig industry
Spain is, regarding pig census, the third country in the world in relation to pig production, behind China and the USA, and the fourth as pork producer because Germany fattens many piglets imported from The Netherlands and Denmark, and it also slaughters pigs from these and other countries.
EU: Cases of Salmonella Enteritidis acquired in the EU have increased
Zinc oxide and arginine interaction affects piglet antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response
Agriculture and Fisheries Council: epidemiological situation on ASF
USA: Antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals in 2016
Brazil: The Ministry validates several measures to support animal health
Surveillance of PRRSV in the United States using risk mapping and species distribution modeling
Moldova confirms new ASF cases in wild boars and backyard domestic pigs
Susceptibility to Mycoplasma hyorhinis depending on age
Enric Marco discusses a trial that concludes that the later the infection by M. hyorhinis occurs, the less serious it is. This information can be very useful to devise new control strategies in the era of antibiotic reduction.
Italy will collect data from pig farms to minimise antimicrobial resistances
The Dr. Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project
Dr. Robert Morrison created the Swine Health Monitoring Project in 2011 and, after his tragic loss, in May 2017 the program was renamed.
Clinical case: Thrombocytopaenic purpura
The farmer contacted the veterinary surgeon concerning an increase of subcutaneous haemorrhages and bruises in the skin of several piglets in eight different litters. No deaths have yet been attributed to the problem.