Porcine Health Management

Enzootic pneumonia (EP) and Porcine pleuropneumonia (PP) are still two of the main causes of economic losses in the swine production. Lung evaluation at the slaughterhouse is a helpful tool to assess the evolution of both diseases. The aim of this study...

The objective of this study was to measure the concentrations of paromomycin (PRM) (the active ingredient of Parofor® 70mg/g WSP) in the gastrointestinal tract, during and after ending oral treatment.   <strong>Materials and Methods</strong> Sixty...

Ureaplasmas sp. are commensals or opportunistic pathogens of vertebrate hosts. Ureaplasma diversum colonizes the urogenital tract of cattle and has been associated with genital disorders in these mammals. Recently, U. diversum was detected in pneumonic...

Vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae has become an efficient tool to control and reduce economic losses associated with Enzootic Pneumonia (EP). The aim of this field trial was to compare the effect on productive parameters of three commercial...

Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed during the pig rearing period in Spain. This study aimed to assess the effects of ceftiofur and tulathromycin treatment in the emergence of cephalosporin resistant (CR) Salmonella during the lactation period. ...

Antimicrobials (AB) are essential tools to control clinical outbreaks involving bacteria as primary or secondary pathogens. The selective pressure exerted by these compounds could contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial resistant (AR) bacteria. The...

The objective of this project was to eradicate Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mh) from a 400 outdoor sow farm, using antibiotic treatment in the breeding animals and offspring and with a partial depopulation. Tylvalosin was selected as the preferred antibiotic...

Gilts are considered key in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) transmission. Vaccination during gilt acclimation may decrease shedding at farrowing, piglet colonization and, together with piglet vaccination, to diminish the impact of respiratory problems in...

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) strains circulate in most vaccinated farms. Nevertheless, there is few information regarding the similarity among field and vaccine strains.  The purpose of this study was to compare the Mhyo genotype of the strains...

Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. A number of preventive measures have been recommended to control PWD. Coliprotec® F4/F18 is a live non-pathogenic E. coli vaccine for active immunization of pigs...

Enzootic pneumonia remains one of the major respiratory diseases of pigs affecting significantly the growth performance of fatteners. In some production systems the vaccination is used for practical reasons even before weaning in suckling piglets. The aim...

Streptococcus (S.) suis is a major swine pathogen which causes considerable losses in the swine industry. S.suis possesses a coat of capsular polysaccharides that confers protection against the immune system. This capsule helped to classify S. suis...

App causes important losses to the pig industry through respiratory disease and >30% mortality in growing pigs if left untreated. App infection does not always produce disease and asymptomatic carriage in the tonsil  may be difficult to detect. Recent...

Streptococcus suis is associated with disease and mortality in young piglets from weaning to 10 weeks old. To study interventions appropriate animal models need to be available. Therefore, an infection experiment with a pathogenic clinical Streptococcus...

Neonatal diarrhea is common in pig farms and induces economic losses because of poor technical performances and increased mortality of the affected piglets, as well as increased frequency of antimicrobial use. The aim of this study was to establish the...