The feed composition may have a marked effect on sulphur excretion, with a specific contribution of some feedstuffs with high inorganic sulphur content.

Lactic-acid bacteria can modulate manure odor emissions, regardless of fermentable protein availability.

Keratinase supplementation has a positive effect on the performance of weanling piglets fed corn-soybean diets.

The evolution of infectiousness was mainly correlated with the course of viral genome load in blood.

Short-term magnesium chelate supplementation improves water holding capacity and sensory visual assessment on pork packaged in modified atmosphere.

This study indicates that vaccine induced maternal immunity may be able to reduce influenza virus transmission in population settings; however, the impact will depend on the priming antigen.

A total of 1279 Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) sera were collected from 2000 to 2011 to reveal time changes in serum antibody prevalences against selected infectious agents (PCV2, PRRSV, HEV and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

A herd-based survey of Salmonella in pigs was carried in a major pig producing region of Spain. Mesenteric lymph nodes were collected from the carcasses of 25 pigs from each of 80 herds at time of slaughter.

Maize DDGS may present a viable option to substitute a premium feed ingredient in growing–finishing pig diets.

The results presented here predict that MRSA is present on a large number of pig farms in Croatia.

The iodine value of one fat depot may not be a good indication of iodine value of other fat depots.

These observations suggest a delay in the production of PCV2-specific antibodies and indicate that serological methods may be helpful in identifying herds with a high risk of PMWS.

Creep feed initiated from day 5 and 10 reduce diarrhea scores in piglets and the estrus interval in sows.

These results suggest that mixing sows in the 1st or 2nd week of gestation can result in reduced conception and farrowing rates when compared to housing sows in stalls.

High-viscous, low-fermentable dietary fibre increases the proportion of a diet that is digested in the small intestine.

The results indicate that administration of a Salmonella choleraesuis-attenuated vaccine on the first day of life decreases Salmonella isolation and seroprevalence in pigs at slaughter.

A reduction in particle size and multi-enzyme supplementation are useful strategies in the post-weaning period, but not in the growing period.

Different feeding programs might be needed for barrows and gilts to optimize the production of high quality dry-cured hams.

F4 fimbriae are highly associated with diarrhoea in piglets of all age groups whereas F18 fimbriae are associated with diarrhoea in piglets from late stages of suckling to post-weaning.

Increased dietary ZnO could lead to an increased competition among enterobacteria and, consequently, reduce the occurrence of pathogenic E. coli strains.

All filter types equally reduced the risk of airborne transmission of both pathogens, compared to non-filtered controls, supporting further application in the field.

80 g/kg dietary inulin may protect pigs against developing swine disentery by modifying the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract.

The strategy of this study was to test the effects of pig genotype and crude protein (CP) supply on performance, digestive utilization of nutrients, relative organ weight and morphometric analysis of the small intestine.

An increase in intramuscular fat in pigs fed low protein diets is related to tissue-specific activation of gene expression.

The objectives of this abstract are to present the methodology followed in PRRS area regional control and elimination (ARCE) projects in the United States and to report the advancement of these projects.

Increasing dietary lysine and energy levels improves growth performance and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients.

Under the conditions of this study, in-feed tiamulin hydrogen fumerate produces a positive clinical benefit in pigs experiencing PRDC or experimentally challenged with M hyo.

Plasmids, which in part carry additional resistance genes, seem to play an important role in the dissemination of the gene cfr among porcine staphylococci.

A mathematical model serves as a tool to study phosphorus digestibility for different feedstuffs and feeding strategies.

The tuna oil had been supplemented either initially, at the end, or continuously during fattening.

A total of 4889 animals, ranging in age from 9 to 10months, from 48 batches of pigs belonging to an equal number of herds, were included in the study.

The present study provided important information on SIV surveillance that will enable better understanding of SIV ecology in farrow-to-finish farms.

CLA administration to sows reduces backfat thickness loss during the lactation period and lets to higher piglet weight at weaning.

In the present study, intrauterine deposition of sperm did allow maintenance of farrowing rate, but did not ameliorate the adverse effect of inseminating aged sperm on litter size.

Glutamine supplementation may be useful in reducing the severity of weaning-related gastrointestinal infections.

Supplementation with folic acid in the diets of lactating sows increases milk production, improves milk quality and the performance of piglets.

DDGS may be used in feeds for finishing pig as a replacement of corn and soybean meal without affecting their carcass characteristics and meat quality.

The preference for the different feed ingredients should be taken into account during diet formulation as well as nutrient composition and ingredients cost.

To evaluate the benefits of induced farrowing with supervision on rates of stillbirths and preweaning mortality,a total of 159 multiparous sows were assigned in approximately equal numbers to two groups.

Higher lysine levels than those recommended by the NRC improve reproductive performance for multiparous gestating sows.

In 2009, the nasal cavities of eight out of 405 randomly selected pigs were positive for MRSA, representing a prevalence of 2.0%. The following year, 23 out of 392 pigs were positive for MRSA (5.9% prevalence).

High levels of acetic acid in fermented liquid feed can impair palatability of piglets.

The objective was to study effects of decreasing CP concentration on CH4 production, C retention efficiency and performance by finisher pigs.

Feeding omega 3 fatty acids as a way to increase the sows’ litter size.

Experimental infection of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovars Panama was proceeded to establish the importance of nose-to-nose contact in the transmission among weaned pigs.

Increasing feeding frequency from 2 to 6 times daily increases ADG and feed efficiency of floor-fed, group housed finishing pigs.

Chicory inulin and raw potato starch as ingredients to reduce the boar taint of meat from intact male pigs.

A swine H3N2 and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza A virus reassortant was detected in Canadian swine at the end of 2010 and a similar virus was also detected in Canadian mink based on partial viral genome sequencing.

The aims of this study were to determine whether WSI and season are associated with changes in oocyte developmental competence in sows experiencing early and late pregnancy loss.

No differences in further processed product characteristics among physically and immunologically castrated male pigs were found.

This paper summarizes observations recorded over a 4-year period regarding the ability of a 1-night period of downtime to prevent mechanical spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae between pig populations by personnel and fomites.

The role of zinc oxide in improving piglet health is via a different mechanism to that previously proposed.

The aim of this study was to characterize the potential of pig-associated Diptera flies to carry Lawsonia intracellularis.

A combination of dietary crude protein and P reduction with added phytase is the key to optimize pig production efficiency, while minimizing their environmental impacts.

This study evaluates the sensitivity of PCR on oral fluids in detecting influenza virus in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs.

The greatest values for apparent total tract digestibility of P are obtained when the dietary Ca to P ratio is around 1.1:1.

The primary objective of this 7-month study was to determine the prevalence of porcine pathogens of the tonsil of the soft palate, principle tonsil of the pig, of swine at slaughter.

One of the key components of survival in alternative, loose-housed farrowing systems is maternal behaviour and understanding the characteristics of sows that influence survival in such environments should be an essential component when developing new breeding indices.

The conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) concentration in pig tissues increases linearly by the CLA supplementation in diet.

Temporal administration of probiotics to pregnant sows has clear effects on the establishment of gut microbiota to piglets after weaning.