Porcine Health Management

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Bacteriology and Bacterial Diseases

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Pan-European susceptibility of Swine Respiratory Disease pathogens to gamithromycin and other antimicrobial substances

Prudent use of antibiotics requires susceptibility testing to justify the antimicrobial substance choice and helping in the maximization of treatment efficacy. This study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of swine respiratory pathogens to...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Bacteriology and Bacterial Diseases
Affiliation
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Germany

Organic dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and tuberculosis like lesions in free-range pigs

Tuberculosis like lesions (TBL) remains as one of the main causes of condemnation in swine reared in outdoor systems with mycobacteria belonging to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MTC) as one of the principal etiologic agents. Therefore, the incidence...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Bacteriology and Bacterial Diseases
Affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain

No evidence of mastitis in sows with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome

Mastitis is expected to be prevalent in sows with postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) - mainly due to Escherichia coli (E. coli), whose cell membrane contains lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that can induce inflammation. This study investigated LPS in the...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Bacteriology and Bacterial Diseases
Affiliation
Copenhagen University

First description of co-infection with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Entamoeba polecki in a fattening pig with severe diarrhoea

Enteric disease in pigs is usually of multifactorial aetiology, including infectious and non-infectious factors. In many cases of diarrhoea in weaner-to-finisher pigs, the combination of two or more microorganisms leads to an aggravation of clinical signs...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Bacteriology and Bacterial Diseases
Affiliation
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Spain