Porcine Health Management

Biosecurity procedures impact diseases such as PRRS, but applying and following biosecurity rules is often difficult. B-eSecure (PigChamp EU program piloted by MSD-AH) is an electronic system that tracks and reports correct and wrong movements of people...

The aim of the study was to isolate and identify bacteria in pure culture from the umbilicus of piglets, and to elucidate if similar bacteria were present in other tissues/organs as a sign of septicemia.

The increased pressure to reduce antibiotic (AB) consumption inspired the farmer-owned meat producer Danish Crown to initiate a program called Raised Without Antibiotics (RWA). Today 38 Danish farms are included. In short, all pigs are RWA-ear tagged at...

Neonatal coccidiosis caused by Cystoisospora suis occurs in association with pig husbandry worldwide and is clinically characterised by diarrhoea and reduced body weight gains. Efficacy and safety of an injectable toltrazuril/gleptoferron combination...

A field study was conducted to determine the presence of Cystoisospora suis on pig farms and possible risk factors for piglet cystoisosporosis.

Cystoisosporosis (coccidiosis) is a leading cause of diarrhea in suckling piglets and is controlled by metaphylactic toltrazuril application. Recently, a single-dose combination product (Forceris®) has been developed for the prevention of piglet...

Subclinical M.hyopneumoniae infection is known to cause lower performance in finishers sometimes without obvious respiratory symptoms. In a routine slaughterhouse check (July 2017) around 30% of the lungs of 2 batches showed catarrhal pneumonia. To...

Porcine proliferative enteropathy caused by Lawsonia intracellularis (L.i) is highly prevalent in Spanish farms. Subclinical disease represents an estimated economic impact between € 1.3 and € 18.5 per affected pig. On the other hand, the swine...

Thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare disease in piglets caused by maternally derived antibodies that destroy their thrombocytes, which leads to sever bleedings in the affected animals.

Stress around parturition, such as fear of humans, may affect maternal behavior in pigs, increase farrowing duration and increase piglet mortality. This study investigated the effect of positive handling of sows (scratching, music) in the farrowing room...

The environment of the pig is a very important factor in the pathophysiology of the Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC). Lots of publication report that in order to run a feasible strategy to improve the PRDC status on a farm, we have to measure...

In intensive pig production, a reliable biosecurity protocol is essential. The aim of the research was to evaluate if the B-eSecure™ (PigCHAMP Pro Europe) digital system, which can detect the movements of the workers inside the farms, could improve the...

Environmental hygiene becomes more significant in intensive pig production, since manifestation of several diseases is influenced by housing conditions. These diseases can cause deterioration of production indicators, resulting in reduced profitability....

Older M. hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) elimination programs close the breeding herd until the breeding population is 10 months of age or older. Newer programs use gilt exposure with a 240 day herd closure period. The objective of this report was to assess if a 140...

Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) causes very large economic losses in swine industry. PRDC results in reduced performance, increased mortality and increased medication costs. Vaccination plays an important role in control of PRDC.