Porcine Health Management

The Oriental Cockroaches (Blatta orientalis) are important pest in swine production in recent years,  have long been investigated to assess the carry capacity for different swine pathogenic bacteria. They are known to carry about 57 species of pathogenic...

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) detection in a lung tissue sample is part of respiratory disease diagnostics. Different authors have quantified M.hyo in order to connect M.hyo load with lung lesion severity. Quantification was performed on small pieces...

Post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry due to mortality, morbidity, decreased growth rate and cost of medication. PWD typically causes mild to severe diarrhoea after weaning, which can be associated with...

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) is responsible for significant economic losses in worldwide pig production. Peracute cases of sudden deaths, severe hemorrhagic and necrotizing or fibrinous pleuropneumnonia and decreased performance during...

Haemophilus (H.) parasuis can be a commensal in the upper respiratory tract or a facultative infectious agent. Typical pathological findings are characterized by fibrinous inflammation. Glässer’s disease, has to be distinguished from solitary...

Enzootic pneumonia (EP), primarily caused by Mycoplasma  hyopneumoniae (Mhp), is costly to the pig industry. In EP-like lesions, M. hyorhinis (Mhr) and M. flocculare (Mfloc) are also identified. The aims of this study were to assess (i) the frequency of...

Reliable data on the worldwide presence of verotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli (VTEC) producing verotoxin-2e (Vt2e) could explain the overall prevalence of swine oedema which causes a deleterious economic impact in the swine industry. Therefore, a...

Staphylococcus hyicus occurs on the skin on healthy pigs, but may also be involved in infections like exudative epidermitis. Information on antibiotic susceptibility in S. hyicus from Swedish pigs is scarce. In this study, susceptibility of S. hyicus from...

Enzootic pneumonia (EP) caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) remains one of the most important respiratory infections in current swine production with significant economical impact. High M. hyo prevalence was reported recently in Russia based on...

Antibiotics are still an important tool for treatment of certain acute bacterial diseases in swine and early effective approach is necessary in order to minimize economical losses and mortality.  Aim of the presented study was to compare the effect of...

Transmission of Mycoplasma (M.) suis,the causative agent of infectious anemia in pigs mainly occurs via iatrogenic or zootechnical manipulations or due to ranking fights within animal groups. Moreover, other transmission routes including ingestion of...

Among the most common causes for mortality and antibiotics used post-weaning are E.coli-associated diseases like post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) and edema disease. Recently a novel Coli-Clostridia combination vaccine containing F4 and F18 E. coli fimbrial...

PPE is caused by <i>Lawsonia intracellularis</i> (Li). Often the disease progresses sub-clinically, which makes the role of Li infection as cause for poor pig performance hard to proof. Producers are hesitant to sacrifice pigs without severe clinical...

PHE can be a frustrating problem for a finishing pig farmer and knowledge on PHE risk factors is limited. To have more knowledge, a survey was conducted across 30 different finishing pig farms in The Netherlands. <strong>Material & Methods</strong> A...

Post-weaning Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC), typically provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea between 5 and 10 days after weaning. Most...