According to the preliminary results of our study, influenza A virus is present in pigs regardless of the farm type, age, month of the year and vaccination status.

n-3 LCPUFA can have a detrimental impact on the cecum Bacteroidetes community in piglets

These studies indicate that TTSuV2 load in serum is up-regulated in PCVD and CSF, while this did not happen with TTSuV1.

Digestible and Metabolisable energy of corn coproducts for finishing pigs can be accurately predicted by using different nutrient components.

14.7 total born piglets were found both in gilts that were nursed in litters of 9 and of 13 piglets.

Fermentable fibre may change luminal microbial ecology by fermentable protein-induced changes in piglets.

The aim of this study was to contribute to better understanding of age-related changes in MRSA nasal colonization in pigs.

Wet-dry feeder and pelleting may play an important role on the improvement of ADG and F:G in finishing pigs.

The economic loss varied between €59 and €379 for one sow per 18-week period outbreak.

The effects of ractopamine on growth performance in finishing pigs is independent of the energy content.

The main goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between genetic factors involved in the primary boar taint compounds in an attempt to discover ways to reduce boar taint without decreasing fertility-related compounds.

The increase in dieterary fiber it is not enough to reduce stereotypic behaviour in static group housed sows.

On average, milk production reached 10.7 kg/day.

Folic acid supplementation during gestation may improve milk production, milk quality and piglet performance.

To date, 64 out of the 150 tested herds (42.7%) and 175 out of the 3118 tested piglets (5.6%) tested positive for M.hyo.

Pyridoxine (5 mg/kg) is not a major factor for Trp metabolism.

Medicated pigs show an increase in Proteobacteria (1–11%) compared with nonmedicated at the same time point. This shift was driven by an increase in Escherichia coli populations.

Replacing starch by dietary fibre changes plasma metabolites profile in gestating sows.

Different alternatives for surgical castration without anaesthesia were performed on 20 farms to evaluate the
effect on boar taint and carcass quality.

Gastrointestinal disorders in pigs could be discouraged by green kiwifruit consumption

Sorghum grain and sorghum dried distillers grains with soluble can be fed to result in high-quality ground pork.

The effects of cold temperature on growth performance and body composition were reversible when pigs were placed at thermoneutrality during the growing-finishing period.

Oral vitamin D3 did not influence growth performance or bone measurements in this study.

Oral-fluid testing for diagnosis of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was evaluated over time, utilizing samples from experimentally infected pigs.

Effects of a PCV2 sublinical infection following an ADV vaccination.

Piglet survival and piglet body weight gain may be improved by altering the sow’s nutrient supply during the period from late gestation to lactation.

As an annual industry estimate for all phases, chlortetracycline had the highest estimated use. The second and third highest estimates were tylosin and oxytetracycline.

Wheat bran increases the capacity of the intestine for oxidative metabolism and sugar beet pulp induces a repartitioning of body lipid stores.

Short-term feeding of Bt MON810 maize to weanling pigs is safe.

Several blood variables recorded at birth and on d 1 and BW gain on d 1 were highly associated with survival at weaning.

The high esterification capacity for oleate in the newborn pig intestine preserves the major colostrum fatty acid for delivery to other tissues.

The striking lesion found in the boar reproductive organs was edema of the epididymal head.

Incorporation of extruded linseed in the sow diet during gestation and lactation modified the intestinal barrier function of piglet at weaning

Selenium status of gilts is affected by both the quantity and the source of dietary selenium.

A diagnostic investigation was undertaken to identify the pathological lesions of, and infectious agents associated with, pigs demonstrating typical clinical signs.

Healthy weanling pigs do not always need an excess of highly digestible ingredients in the diet.

The results of this study indicate a possible association between the imprinted gene DIO3 and female fertility traits in pigs.

Natural ¹³C enrichment of dietary components may be useful for estimating the proportion of dietary starch fermented in the gastrointestinal tract.

The objective of the current study was to evaluate cotton ropes for collection and detection of PCV2 specific antibodies and DNA in oral fluid at pen level in finisher pigs.

The concentrations of haptoglobin (Hp), C–reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) were measured in wasted pigs.

Inclusion of DDGS in diets decreases the feed preference and negatively affects the growth performance of pigs.

No statistically significant differences were observed for the prevalence of S. aureus in general, or MSSA or MRSA specifically, when comparing pork products from conventionally raised swine and swine raised without antibiotics.

Under the conditions of this study Duroc pigs immunocastrated are suitable for the production
of high quality dry-cured ham.

While potato protein concentrate is well utilized by piglets, potato fibre does not reveal evident health promoting effects.

The objective of our study was to evaluate RFI as a criterion of selection to improve feed conversion ratio (FCR).

Fat firmness, but not color, is influenced by sex and dietary fat source.

Host response to experimental PRRS virus challenge has a strong genetic component and a QTL on chromosome 4.

Maternal low protein diet impairs prenatal myofiber formation, reducing the potential of postnatal lean growth.

The supply of milk during the first six days after weaning did increase the energy intake and daily gain of piglets in the first week after weaning and from weaning to day 35 but it did not reduce the number of piglets with clinical signs of Streptococcus suis.

Clay products may help to prevent the negative impact of diarrhea in weanling piglets.

The objective of this study was to determine transmission parameters for an H1N1 influenza virus in vaccinated and non-vaccinated populations of pigs and assess the effect of vaccination on influenza transmission.

The dietary protein content also affects the standardized ileal digestibility of most amino acids.

This study aimed at understanding the effects of testicular hormones on immunity and stress reactivity in pigs.

No negative effect on sensory quality is found in short-term frozen stored products when their PUFA content increases.

Acetylsalicylic acid is efficacious, at least to reduce fever, as an adjunct to antibacterial treatment of PRDC.

7.4 g threonine per kg covers the requirement of piglets for rapid growth and maximal N retention as well as for supporting gut barrier function.

In this study, entire, castrated or immunocastrated male pigs exhibited similar reactivity to preslaughter stress.

While elongation of fatty acids takes place in the liver, transformations of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids occur in the subcutaneous fat.

The garlic-derived volatile allyl methyl sulfide (AMS) as a lead compound of volatile garlic metabolites was shown to exhibit an antibacterial effect against the pig pathogen Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 9.

Autoclaving but not oven drying reduces the concentration and digestibility of AA in soybean meal.