Porcine Health Management

Antibiotics are still an important tool for treatment of certain acute bacterial diseases in swine and early effective approach is necessary in order to minimize economical losses and mortality.  Aim of the presented study was to compare the effect of...

Transmission of Mycoplasma (M.) suis,the causative agent of infectious anemia in pigs mainly occurs via iatrogenic or zootechnical manipulations or due to ranking fights within animal groups. Moreover, other transmission routes including ingestion of...

Among the most common causes for mortality and antibiotics used post-weaning are E.coli-associated diseases like post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) and edema disease. Recently a novel Coli-Clostridia combination vaccine containing F4 and F18 E. coli fimbrial...

PPE is caused by <i>Lawsonia intracellularis</i> (Li). Often the disease progresses sub-clinically, which makes the role of Li infection as cause for poor pig performance hard to proof. Producers are hesitant to sacrifice pigs without severe clinical...

PHE can be a frustrating problem for a finishing pig farmer and knowledge on PHE risk factors is limited. To have more knowledge, a survey was conducted across 30 different finishing pig farms in The Netherlands. <strong>Material & Methods</strong> A...

Post-weaning Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC), typically provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea between 5 and 10 days after weaning. Most...

Post-weaning Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC), provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea (5-10 days post-weaning). Most common adhesins on...

Post-weaning Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC), typically provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea between 5 and 10 days after weaning. Most...

Post-weaning <i>Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC), typically provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea and mortality (5-10 days post-weaning)....

Post-weaning Escherichia coli diarrhea (PWD) remains a major cause of economic losses for the pig industry. PWD, caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), typically provokes mild to severe watery diarrhea (5-10 days post-weaning). Most common adhesins on...

For a long time regarded as a commensal, Mycoplasma hyorhinis is now suspected to play an important role in PRDC, arthritis and polyserositis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the way of diffusion of M. hyorhinis among suckling piglets in two...

Contact with new microbes may be dangerous for pigs of high heath status. This manuscriptdescribes a disease outbreak following allocation of SPF pigs.

Streptococcus suis infections are important indications for antimicrobial treatment in pigs. To control S. suis infections, it will be helpful to develop a practical test to assign a S. suis-status to farms. In this research we addressed the following...

The role of corvid birds in the epidemiology of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae causing swine dysentery in pigs has been questioned. Therefore, we examined crows living close to <i>B. hyodysenteriae</i> positive pigs for the presence of <i>B. hyodysenteriae...

Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae infection can cause swine dysentery (SD), increased use of antimicrobials and economic losses. Control and eradication of SD rely on a better understanding of sources, transmission and spread. We analysed B. hyodysenteriae...