Tag: stress

Best of Leman 2024: Jay Johnson – Heat stress in sows: Impacts and strategies for improving production and welfare

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

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This presentation was given by Jay Johnson of University of Missouri during the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September 24, 2024.

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Role of stress on early pathogenesis of Senecavirus A in pigs

This week, Dr. Guilherme Preis, phD candidate with Dr. Fabio Vannucci shares results of his latest research on stress and its influence on Senecavirus A.

Key points

  • Impact of a stress model on the early pathogenesis of Senecavirus A was evaluated.
  • Time to detect replicating virus in snout skins and coronary bands was 48 hours post inoculation.
  • Naïve animals likely do not have enough time to develop vesicles during most transportation events, if exposed via the nasal route.
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