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Background Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and neuroinflammation are considered key mechanisms of pathogenic Escherichia coli invasion of the brain. However, the specific molecules involved in meningitic E.
Rui-Cheng Yang+11 more
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Background Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) is the causative agent of enzootic pneumonia in pigs which adversely affects animal health and welfare, in addition to causing considerable economical losses.
Stine Margrethe Gulliksen+8 more
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Quantification, description and international comparison of antimicrobial use on Irish pig farms
Background There is concern that the use of antimicrobials in livestock production has a role in the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans.
Lorcan O’Neill+6 more
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Structural variations (SVs) are important DNA polymorphisms that contribute to genetic diversity and evolution in humans, animals, and plants. In this study, we present a novel swine SV dataset of 79,919 deletions, 23,638 duplications, and 9333 ...
Huanfa Gong+10 more
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Tracking Grow-Finish Pigs Across Large Pens Using Multiple Cameras [PDF]
Increasing demand for meat products combined with farm labor shortages has resulted in a need to develop new real-time solutions to monitor animals effectively. Significant progress has been made in continuously locating individual pigs using tracking-by-detection methods.
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On the proper interval completion problem within some chordal subclasses [PDF]
Given a property (graph class) $\Pi$, a graph $G$, and an integer $k$, the \emph{$\Pi$-completion} problem consists in deciding whether we can turn $G$ into a graph with the property $\Pi$ by adding at most $k$ edges to $G$. The $\Pi$-completion problem is known to be NP-hard for general graphs when $\Pi$ is the property of being a proper interval ...
arxiv
PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION TRAITS INDESI PIGS OF KERALA UNDER FARM CONDITIONS [PDF]
A study was conducted to ascertain the production, reproduction and carcass characteristics of desi pigs of Kerala under farm conditions. The results obtained provides a valuable database on the various traits of our indigenous pigs for appropriate use ...
Joseph Mathew +3 more
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This study investigates the influence of sex and a dietary transition on the gut microbiota of a local Portuguese pig breed. Three groups of male Alentejano pigs (n = 10 each) were raised between ~40 and 160 kg LW.
André Albuquerque+8 more
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Indigenous breeds of pigs are adapted to the specific areas in which they were created. In terms of scientific substantiation, their production potential and the products obtained from them are, as in the case of Moravka pig, practically untapped. The main objective of the present chapter is to present history and current status of this breed, breeding
Savić, Radomir+5 more
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Porcine ear necrosis is associated with social behaviours in weaned piglets
Background Porcine ear necrosis (PEN) is a worldwide health issue and its aetiology is still unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and the severity of PEN in a commercial farm, associated with pig behaviour and health biomarkers ...
Gwenaël Boulbria+8 more
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