Porcine Health Management

Enterococcus (E.) hirae has been described as a potentially emerging cause of neonatal porcine diarrhoea (NPD).  The bacterium is however also found in the intestinal flora of healthy piglets. The aim of this study was to investigate if strains...

Vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mh) is a common tool used for the prevention and control of Enzootic pneumonia (EP). Evaluation of lungs at the slaughterhouse is a common method to assess the efficacy of vaccination. The aim of this study...

Lawsonia intracellularis is among the most common intestinal pathogens of swine, and has been found as a risk factor for increased <i>Salmonella enterica</i> shedding in pigs. <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Typhimurium (<i>ST</i>) continues to be a...

Atrophic Rhinitis (AR) is a disease impacting the upper part of the respiratory tract characterized by hypoplasia of nasal turbinates associated with decreased performance and increased respiratory problems. Routine diagnosis is uncommon in Italy. This...

Bacteria collection methods play a major role in the prudent use of antibiotics by helping in the identification of pathogens and in the choice of appropriate antibiotic treatment.. This study aimed at assessing the performance of bronchoalveolar lavages...

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections have a strong impact on health status and growth performance, especially in suckling piglets and nursery. The aim of the present study was to assess different serotypes involved in clinical cases in Germany. The...

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....