Host Factors Affecting Generation of Immunity Against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in Pregnant and...
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a highly virulent re-emerging enteric coronavirus that causes acute diarrhea, dehydration, and up to 100% mortality in neonatal...
Detection of Salmonella-specific Antibody in Swine Oral Fluids
Briony M. Atkinson,
Bradley L. Bearson,
Crystal L. Loving,
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman,
Jalusa D. Kich &
Shawn M. D. Bearson
Porcine Health Management volume 5,...
Changes in Ammonia Emissions from North Carolina Swine Lagoons Associated with Improved Production Management
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Industry Summary: Swine production and manure management and storage have been implicated asa major and increasing source of ammonia (NH3) emissions...
Optimal conditions in the farrowing unit put nursery pigs in pole position
Dr. Inge Heinzl and Dr. Fellipe Barbosa
The most important parameters for a pig producer is the number of healthy pigs weaned/sow/year and their weaning...
Mitigating Heat Stress in Sows with ActiSaf HR
Dr. Joe Loughmiller
j.loughmiller@phileo.lesaffre.com
Senior Swine Technical Services Manager
What is Heat Stress?
Heat stress occurs when a pig is unable to maintain a comfortable body temperature due...
Monitoring ISU VDL data for signs of emerging diseases
The overall objective of this endeavor was to develop and apply new tools and algorithms to swine diagnostic data as a means for enhancing...
Improve Immune Response with Performance Trace Mineral Nutrition
Enteric bacterial infections, like swine dysentery, salmonellosis, and ileitis can be isolated from most swine herds. In fact, a pork producer can find such...
Mind the immunity gap: egg immunoglobulins bolster piglets’ immune system
By I. Heinzl and S. Regragui Mazili
In contrast to humans, piglets do not receive any maternal immunoglobulins via the placenta. It is therefore of...
Effect of Phytogenic Feed Additives in Soybean Meal on In vitro Swine Fermentation for...
Abstract
The effect of different phytogenic feed additives on reducing odorous compounds in swine was investigated using in vitro fermentation and analyzed their microbial communities....
Pig Microbiota Insight: Part 1 – Meet the microbes
The intestinal microbiota is defined as a complex community of microorganisms of various species living in the digestive tract of animals. They represent the...