Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Research Center for African Swine Fever Prevention and...
Simon Grey,
General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc.
Selection indexes in the Genesus Genetic Program are a measure of profitability. Genomic Estimated Breeding Values (GEBV) are estimated for the key traits affecting profitability. The higher the Index the more...
Introduction
Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) is a multifactorial disease resulting from the interaction of different infectious agents, management and environmental conditions, and is considered a major health concern. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) and Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) are among...
Antimicrobial resistance in swine respiratory bacterial pathogens in the USA
On this Monday morning, we would like to share with you this article published in Research in Veterinary Science by PhD-candidate Shivdeep Hayer advised by Dr. Julio Alvarez. The peer-reviewed...
Researchers VanderWaal, Paploski, Makau and Corzo at the University of Minnesota provide new insights into how PRRSv spreads between farms and the importance of data sharing in this research article published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
Highlights
The study combined three...
M. hyopneumoniae causes one of the swine industry’s most devastating diseases—a chronic, infectious pneumonia that can cause respiratory distress and lung lesions in pigs. It can also severely slow pig growth. In order for producers and veterinarians to best...
Importance of Dietary Arginine in Swine Production
Arginine plays multiple roles in animal metabolism by serving as a substrate for protein synthesis, an intermediate in the hepatic urea cycle, and a precursor for the synthesis of various metabolic molecules, including...
One of Alltech’s mycotoxin research papers has been recognized by Toxins, a prestigious international research journal, as one of three winners of their 2022 Best Paper Awards.
One of Alltech’s mycotoxin research papers has been recognized by Toxins, a prestigious...
Estimating hot conditions affecting pigs raised inside buildings and making modifications to reduce the risk of heat stress.
Importance of the Thermal Neutral Zone
Every so often, we are shown that "everything old is new again.” Known for his outstanding research,...
Pigs get stressed out for lots of reasons, but weaning, heat, crowding, transportation and related challenges can weaken their immune system and make them more vulnerable to disease and performance losses. This particularly holds true for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders,1...