Porcine Health Management

In order to reduce antimicrobial usage in the suckling period or in the nursery, autogenous vaccines against Streptococcus suis (S.suis) play an increasing role in prophylaxis. To produce a vaccine out of the relevant agents, isolation of strains out of...

In May 2017 two 14-day-old suckling piglets belonging to an Italian farrow to wean farm (987 sows), with a clinical history of sudden death without clinical signs, were sent to the Laboratory of Reggio Emilia (IZSLER) for diagnostic investigations. They...

The major pig pathogen Streptococcus suis is considered a zoonotic agent that causes severe infections in humans. Currently, higher level of resistance to different antimicrobials has been detected and natural products could be an alternative to the...

Streptococcus suis is an important pig pathogen with zoonotic potential. The control of the diseases caused by this microorganism is based on antimicrobial therapy. Actually, an important pressure to reduce the use of antimicrobials in pig farms exists,...

The current confirmatory diagnosis of the edema disease caused by verotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli (VTEC), is based on bacterial culture of rectal swabs or intestinal contents. This method is time consuming, invasive, and requires additional work...

Leptospira is distributed worldwide, affects a wide range of species and is also a zoonosis. Leptospira in swine production result in severe economic losses due to its negative effect on reproductive parameters (abortions, increased stillbirths, mummified...

Leptospira is distributed worldwide, affects a wide range of species and is also a zoonosis. Leptospira in swine production results in severe economic losses due to its negative effect on reproductive parameters (abortions, increased stillbirths,...

Bordetella bronchiseptica is one of the major pathogens involved in Swine Respiratory Disease (SRD). The efficacy of ZACTRAN^® for Swine (gamithromycin) against Bb was tested in an experimental pneumonia model. <strong>Material &...

Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present in various tissues and secretions of animals and humans. It is associated with inflammatory processes participating in several physiological functions as immune response or protection against microbials....

 A field study comparing the efficacy of Tylvalosin (Aivlosin® Water Soluble Granules (WSG), ECO Animal Health Ltd.) with doxycycline was carried out in a large finishing site in Romania for the control of mycoplasmal pneumonia. Material and methods ...

This paper describes a comparative field trial on a commercial unit in Denmark.  The pigs were born on a 1,200 farrow-to-nursery unit which supplied 750 weaners per week and had an associate finisher unit of around 3,000 places.  All units had been M...

A Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) elimination project was initiated in a unit that broke down when production began. The unit was located in a high-density area in Brittany and was equipped with a HEPA filtration system. The unit started filling up with...

A Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) elimination program is described in one 800-sow, 3-week batch outdoor unit which had been introducing Mhyo negative replacement stock. The unit was considered Mhyo negative; however, during slaughterhouse inspections...

App infections are sometimes not fully controlled by vaccination, medication or biosecurity.  Partial depopulation, combined with strategic treatment with tilmicosin (Tilmovet®, Huvepharma®) was initiated to eradicate App, restore performance and...

Vaccines have demonstrated their effectiveness against <i>Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae </i>in reducing clinical signs and lung lesions and improving productivity parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS In total 3622 pigs were divided in three groups. Group A was...