This report provides the first extensive survey of the antimicrobial susceptibility of major SRD pathogens isolated from swine across the United States and Canada during the years 2001 to 2010.

Dietary supplementation of multi-carbohyrases in the diet may increase the nutritive value of extruded full fat soybeans for finishing pigs.

It is generally believed that biosecurity measures in pig production improve performance and health status of the pigs, but limited quantitative data is available to support this hypothesis.

SDPP oral supplementation does not improve pre-weaning growth performance in piglets.

Piglet birth weight and birth weight uniformity affect pre-weaning piglet mortality in organic sows with large litters.

A total lysine:crude protein ratio higher than 7.35% may reduce growth performance in post-weaned piglets.

Under the conditions of the present study, concurrent inoculation of PCV2 and Mhyo did not result in potentiation of clinical signs and lesions attributed to either infection.

Dietary inclusion of high levels of β-glucan from hulless barely does not prevent Salmonella typhimurium var. copenhagen colonization but might help to reduce transmission in pigs.

The method, based on the detection of antibodies to the TSGP1 protein, could help to localize the tick populations and, especially, to obtain a risk map of African swine fever.

The results obtained suggest that E coli not is responsible for NNPD, as also previously concluded.

The use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic/euthanasia agent may prove to be affordable, feasible and more humane than other alternatives.

The inclusion of high-fiber diets just after weaning in poor sanitary conditions may reduce piglet weight gain.

“2nd parity syndrome” (P2S) includes various signs: delayed estrus, infertility and small litters.

Bamboo vinegar may improve digestibility, growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs.

The present study reflects the complex interaction among different pathogens and their effects in order to trigger PMWS in PCV2 infected pigs.

Dietary inclusion of a combination of two probiotic strains could improve the fatty acid profile of pig meat.

The last results clearly demonstrate the possibility of protecting pigs against a lethal ASFV challenge by using DNA vaccines encoding 3 of the viral antigens.

Fibre source as well as its concentration may promote threonine losses in growing pigs.

The molecular typing data confirm the findings of a previous risk-analysis study indicating that trading of colonised pigs is a vehicle for transmission of MRSA CC398.

Glutamine supplementation in the diet of lactating gilts may avoid intramuscular glutamine decreases besides providing optimal nutrition for the development of the piglet.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate models of immune system stimulation (ISS) that can be used in nutrient metabolism studies in growing pigs.

The use of a commercial mycotoxin binder improves growth performance of pigs fed contaminated diets with deoxynivalenol.

CReSA’s researchers have found that H. parasuis can utilize the sialic acid from the host to avoid recognition by the immune system and be able to cause disease.

Copper and antimicrobials may improve growth performance of weanling pigs.

Serum COB concentrations were lower in pigs with PIA compared to PHE, subclinical proliferative enteropathy, or controls.

Diets high in palm oil increases fat firmness in finishing pigs.

To avoid sows shedding eggs into the farrowing facility, treatment should be done at least 14 days prior to movement into the farrowing facility.

Casein glycomacropeptide may improve gut health of piglets after an ETEC K88 challenge.

The model highlights the importance of the cost of subclinical cases, usually understimated.

Plant extracts may reduce diarrhea impact of piglets challenged with E. coli

Salivary APP concentrations, by using TR-IFMA, can be used in longitudinal studies as non-invasive early indicators of health status.

The use of sorghum DDGs in weanling diets may reduce piglet performance.

Bamboo vinegar could be used as a potential additive in animal production as antibiotic alternative.

The effectiveness of human resources (workforce), measured as weaned per worker, is much higher in big than in small farms.

Antioxidant ability of seaweed extracts in the pork through its inclusion in the animal’s diet.

Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance does not improve mammary gland development or milk yield.

When active dry yeast was supplied as a probiotic at 0.3% in the diet of nursery pigs, total fecal coliform counts were lower and proportions of peripheral CD4+, CD4+CD8+, and CD8+ T lymphocyte subsets were higher.

Liquid energy improve weight gain in piglets but choice white grease may also improve feed efficiency.

All litters delivered by gilts were affected by NNPD, but the disease was only recorded in one of 8 litters delivered by four- or five-parity sows.

Yeast hydrolyzed protein improves weight gain and uniformity in weaned piglets.

Cecropin AD may enhance immune status and energy retention in piglets enhancing animal performance and intestinal health.

In mid-2011, three pig units in England reported wide hind-limb stance with hind legs splaying outwards, straight hocks and a mild body tremor in 4-11 week old pigs.

The percentage of infections potentially caused by pigs is approximately 0.019% of human infections.

Pea chips doesn’t negatively influence pig growth performance or carcass composition but could affect meat quality.

Since the different pig populations never came into contact, the researchers concluded that the environment must be playing a large role in the continuing survival of antibiotic-resistant C. coli.

Different floor space allowances for dry, pregnant sows in pens were evaluated to determine the impacts of space on sow behavior, immune, and cortisol measures.

The increasing in large neutral aminoacids:tryptophan ratio does not affect tryptophan requirements in finishing pigs.

Adipose tissue gene expression and fatty acid composition may be modulated by the type of dietary fat used

In view of the current and future trends, the breeding goals have to include several additional traits and new phenotypes.

Citrus by-products does not reduce the negative effect of Salmonella in weanling pigs.

The factorial method used in this study to estimate the dynamic lysine requirements of individual pigs seems appropriate for pigs fed between 25 to 55 kg BW.

Nutrient digestibility of corn gluten meals may be accurately predicted by adjusted equations.

Given the limited information on TTSuV and PCV2 coinfection, especially in Brazilian swine herds, this study made a preliminary estimation of the occurrence of coinfection in swine herds by testing samples from different categories.

Dietary protein level during pregnancy may affect fetal and piglet development.

A group of researchers at the Center of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CBMSO, Spain) has identified for the first time the whole pathway for african swine fever virus (ASFV) entry, including the key cellular factors required for the uptake of the virus and the cell signaling involved.

Dietary organic acid in fattening pigs may reduce the prevalence of Salmonella at the slaughterhouse.

Current industry chilling practices with and without the application of 2% L-lactic acid were compared for their effectiveness at reducing levels of Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Campylobacter coli on pork variety meats.

Dietary conjugated linoleic modifies adipose tissue in fattening pigs.

Mixing piglets affected by E. coli diarrhea may have a detrimental effect on growth rate.

L-arginine supplementation during late gestation does not affect piglet performance and milk yield.