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Changes in the swine gut microbiota in response to porcine epidemic diarrhea infection

Most commensal bacteria (i.e. Psychrobacter, Prevotella, and Faecalibacterium) in the healthy gastrointestinal tract were decreased due to dysbiosis induced by PEDV infection.

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Vaccination of pigs reduces Torque teno sus virus viremia during natural infection

This study demonstrated for the first time that TTSuV viremia can be controlled by a combined DNA and protein immunization.

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Swine Herd Health in Good Times and Bad

by Dr. Daryl Olsen, AMVC, LLC, from the 2015 World Pork Expo, June 3 - 5, 2015, Des Moines, IA, USA.

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Colombia: ICA declares a state of health emergency to control CSF

ICA declared a state of health emergency in several municipalities in the department of Sucre, where there have been outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever

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Global trends in antimicrobial use in food animals

We estimate that between 2010 and 2030, the global consumption of antimicrobials will increase by 67%, from 63,151 ± 1,560 tons to 105,596 ± 3,605 tons.

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Diagnostic accuracy of porcine APP in meat juice for detecting disease at abattoir

The aim of this work was to evaluate whether acute phase protein (APP) determinations could assist Official Veterinarians carrying out work in slaughterhouses.

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Zimbabwe: After 10 years without the disease, ASF is confirmed

The disease was detected in domestic indigenous breed of pigs reared under a free range system in a communal set up.

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Estonia confirms the first case of ASF in domestic pigs

It happened in two pig farms and a backyard animal. The total population of susceptible animals in the outbreak areas is 547, of which 4 developed symptoms.

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United Kingdom: zoonoses report 2013

Campylobacter continues to be the most commonly reported human gastrointestinal pathogen.

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Panama: implementation of the National Technical Commission on Swine

The COTENAPOR is a consulting and assessment body on politics, technical, health and food harmlessness aspects, and pork products and byproducts.

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Serological examination of fattening pigs reveals associations between Ascaris suum, lung pathogens and technical performance parameters

This study indicates that serological screening for A. suum on fattening farms is an attractive new diagnostic tool that can be used to indicate the presence of roundworm infection by measuring infection intensity.

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The key causes of lameness in sows

Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.

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Comparing cucumbers to pigs

Novel diagnostics in the horticulture industry: what can we learn?

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European Union: EFSA recommends management measures to contain the spread of ASF

EFSA recommends a combination of different management measures to contain the spread of African swine fever among wild boar populations in Eastern Europe.

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Association between IAV infection and pigs subpopulations in endemically infected breeding herds

Based on these findings, we recommend that IAV control strategies be aimed at preventing infection before gilts are introduced into the farm, and in pigs prior to weaning.

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aïve gilts were naturally infected with type 1 PRRSV and showed cyanosis (“blue ear disease”) in ear

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European strains of PRRSV in Korea

Type 1 PRRSV is highly prevalent in Korean swine herds and currently reproductive failure is more important consequence of infection with type 1 PRRSV, than is respiratory diseases in growing pigs.