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The objectives of this abstract are to present the methodology followed in PRRS area regional control and elimination (ARCE) projects in the United States and to report the advancement of these projects.

Under the conditions of this study, in-feed tiamulin hydrogen fumerate produces a positive clinical benefit in pigs experiencing PRDC or experimentally challenged with M hyo.

A total of 4889 animals, ranging in age from 9 to 10months, from 48 batches of pigs belonging to an equal number of herds, were included in the study.

The present study provided important information on SIV surveillance that will enable better understanding of SIV ecology in farrow-to-finish farms.

Glutamine supplementation may be useful in reducing the severity of weaning-related gastrointestinal infections.

Supplementation with folic acid in the diets of lactating sows increases milk production, improves milk quality and the performance of piglets.

In 2009, the nasal cavities of eight out of 405 randomly selected pigs were positive for MRSA, representing a prevalence of 2.0%. The following year, 23 out of 392 pigs were positive for MRSA (5.9% prevalence).

Experimental infection of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovars Panama was proceeded to establish the importance of nose-to-nose contact in the transmission among weaned pigs.

This paper summarizes observations recorded over a 4-year period regarding the ability of a 1-night period of downtime to prevent mechanical spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae between pig populations by personnel and fomites.

The role of zinc oxide in improving piglet health is via a different mechanism to that previously proposed.

The aim of this study was to characterize the potential of pig-associated Diptera flies to carry Lawsonia intracellularis.

This study evaluates the sensitivity of PCR on oral fluids in detecting influenza virus in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs.

The primary objective of this 7-month study was to determine the prevalence of porcine pathogens of the tonsil of the soft palate, principle tonsil of the pig, of swine at slaughter.

Two hundred and five isolates of Pasteurella multocida from pigs were phenotypically and genetically characterised by determining their biovar, capsular type, virulence-associated genes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles.

The susceptibility to an initial challenge and a re-challenge inoculation with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was analysed in pigs that were treated with antimicrobials of different efficacies following the first exposure to A. pleuropneumoniae.

The aim of this thesis was to explore whether providing piglets with more opportunities to learn from their mother about what, how and where to eat increases food intake before and after weaning and consequently can reduce health and welfare problems after weaning.