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Alternative Samples for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Surveillance in an Endemic PRRSV-1-Infected Breeding Herd: A Descriptive Study

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

This week Arnaud Lebret, Valérie Normand, Pauline Berton, Théo Nicolazo, Charlotte Teixeira Costa, Céline Chevance, Mathieu Brissonnier and Gwenaël Boulbria share a descriptive study comparing alternative sample types for PRRS type 1 surveillance.

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A diagnostic approach to confirm Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae “Day zero” for pathogen eradication

A recent study led by MycoLab researchers takes new steps to eliminating Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae), a bacterium that causes respiratory illness in pigs. M. hyopneumoniae is one of the most significant bacterial swine pathogens worldwide, impacting animal welfare and causing significant economic losses for the swine industry. The findings from this study demonstrate a diagnostic strategy aimed at helping to eliminate the pathogen from individual herds—and eventually, to eradicate it altogether.

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Summary: Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus – a case report of sudden death in a German sow farm

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Researchers Lukas Geiping, Henrik Detlefsen, Sara Trittmacher, Christoph Georg Baums, René Bergmann, and Isabel Hennig-Pauka share a case report of a Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus outbreak.

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Drs. Holen and Johnston discuss their paper on “Processing the Litter-ature”

The Swine Disease Eradication Center is proud to present another episode of “Processing the Litter-ature”: a podcast in which peer-reviewed papers are docked, clipped and supplemented with a field perspective.

Drs. Julia Holen and Lee Johnston discuss their paper “Effects of supplementing late-gestation sow diets with zinc on preweaning mortality of pigs under commercial rearing conditions.”

Best of Leman 2023: Kim VanderWaal – Chasing a moving target: Rapid evolution and spread of PRRSV in the U.S.

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.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

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