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Airborne transmission of common swine viruses
The transmission of viral aerosols poses a vulnerable aspect in the biosecurity measures aimed at preventing and controlling swine virus in pig...
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Predicting the time to detect moderately virulent African swine fever virus in finisher swine herds using a stochastic disease transmission model
BackgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and devastating pig disease that has caused extensive global economic losses....
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Effects of β-glucan on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium swine colonization and microbiota alterations
BackgroundThe 2017 Veterinary Feed Directive eliminated the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion of food animals; thus,...
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A systematic review of influenza A virus prevalence and transmission dynamics in backyard swine populations globally
BackgroundBackyard swine farming is critical to generating subsistence and food security in rural and peri-urban households in several develo**...
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Farm management practices, biosecurity and influenza a virus detection in swine farms: a comprehensive study in Colombia
Biosecurity protocols (BP) and good management practices are key to reduce the risk of introduction and transmission of infectious diseases into the...
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Biosecurity measures for the prevention of African swine fever on German pig farms: comparison of farmers’ own appraisals and external veterinary experts’ evaluations
BackgroundSince its first introduction into the German wild boar population in 2020, African swine fever (ASF) has been spreading slowly from the...
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Guidelines for oral fluid-based surveillance of viral pathogens in swine
Recent decades have seen both rapid growth and extensive consolidation in swine production. As a collateral effect, these changes have exacerbated...
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Current and prospective control strategies of influenza A virus in swine
BackgroundInfluenza A Viruses (IAV) are endemic pathogens of significant concern in humans and multiple keystone livestock species. Widespread...
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Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018
BackgroundData on antimicrobial use (AMU) in pig production are needed for the development of good antimicrobial stewardship practices to reduce the...
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Management of encephalomyocarditis virus infection in Italian pig farms: a case report
BackgroundEncephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) has been isolated from many animals, frequently as the cause of fatal myocarditis, but pigs are the most...
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Dynamics and chronology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain 232 infection in experimentally inoculated swine
Direct detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae through molecular tools is a growing trend for early diagnosis, highlighting the importance of knowing M....
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Immune response induced by a Streptococcus suis multi-serotype autogenous vaccine used in sows to protect post-weaned piglets
Streptococcus suis is a bacterial pathogen that causes important economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Since there are no current...
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Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners and fattening pigs
BackgroundSwine inflammation and necrosis syndrome (SINS) is a newly identified syndrome in swine that can affect different parts of the extremities...
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Virus persistence in pig herds led to successive reassortment events between swine and human influenza A viruses, resulting in the emergence of a novel triple-reassortant swine influenza virus
This report describes the detection of a triple reassortant swine influenza A virus of H1 av N2 subtype. It evolved from an avian-like swine H1 av N1...
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Cross-sectional study: prevalence of oedema disease Escherichia coli (EDEC) in weaned piglets in Germany at pen and farm levels
BackgroundEscherichia coli bacteria capable of producing the toxin Stx2e and possessing F18-fimbriae (edema disease E. coli, EDEC) are considered...
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Phylogenetically evolutionary analysis provides insights into the genetic diversity and adaptive evolution of porcine deltacoronavirus
BackgroundPorcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is one of the emerging swine enteric coronaviruses (SECoVs), which has been widely prevalent in the North...
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Understanding the interface between European wild boar (Sus scrofa) and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) in Sweden through a questionnaire study
BackgroundIn recent years, the wildlife/livestock interface has attracted increased attention due to disease transmission between wild and domestic...
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Implementation of PRRSV status classification system in swine breeding herds from a large integrated group in Spain
BackgroundPorcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is an endemic swine disease causing significant productive and economic losses....
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Field trial: disinfection of contaminated anesthetic masks for piglets
This paper aimed to assess the success of cleaning and disinfection on microbiological contamination of anesthetic masks, which were used for...
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A descriptive study on spatial and temporal distributions of genetic clusters of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infecting pig sites in Quebec, Canada, between 2010 and 2019
BackgroundThe wide diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains combined with incomplete heterologous...
