Streptococcus suis can cause meningitis, polyarthritis and acute death in piglets. However, the risk factors associated with S. suis infection remain incompletely understood.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has caused huge economic losses for the global pig industry, but its origins and evolution remain a mystery.
Family oral fluids (FOF) sampling has been described as a sampling technique where a rope is exposed to sows and respective suckling litters and thereafter wrung to obtain fluids.
The definition “porcine respiratory disease complex” (PRDC) is used to indicate the current approach for presenting respiratory pathology in modern pig farming.
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Effective biosecurity practices in swine production are key in preventing the introduction and dissemination of infectious pathogens. Ideally, biosecurity practices should be chosen by their impact on bio-containment and bio-exclusion, however quantitative supporting evidence is often unavailable.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes a significant economic impact on swine production.
Using retrospective data from 6 breed to-wean herds over 4 years, porcine re- productive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) statuses were assigned by week according to the 2021 Ameri can Association of Swine Veterinar- ians PRRSV classification. Productivity changes were characterized as herds transitioned through status categories. Overall, productivity improved as farm status improved.
Accounting for multiple modes of livestock disease dissemination in epidemiological models remains a challenge.