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Successful eradication of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from the Norwegian pig population – 10 years later

Porcine Health Management, 2021
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, Børge Baustad, Tore Framstad, Anne Jørgensen, Audun Skomsøy, Oddbjørn Kjelvik, Mona Gjestvang, Carl Andreas Grøntvedt, Bjørn Lium   +8 more
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Basque Pig

, 2019
Local pig breeds are adapted to the specific local environment and fed with various locally available feedstuffs. Besides their genetic merit for agro-biodiversity, they represent the basis for sustainable local pork chains. The present chapter aims to present history and current status of the Basque pig breed, its exterior phenotypic characteristics ...
Mercat, Marie-José, Lebret, Bénédicte, Lenoir, Herveline, Batorek-Lukač, Nina   +3 more
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Cloning and expression of porcine β1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase encoding a new xenoreactive antigen [PDF]

, 2014
Xenograft rejection of pigs organs with an engineered mutation in the GGTA-1 gene (GTKO) remains a predominantly antibody mediated process which is directed to a variety of non-Gal protein and carbohydrate antigens.
Byrne, GW, Du, Z, Kogelberg, H, McGregor, CG, Stalboerger, P   +4 more
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Efficient delivery of a large-size Cas9-EGFP vector in porcine fetal fibroblasts using a Lonza 4D-Nucleofector system

BMC Biotechnology, 2023
Background Porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFFs) are important donor cells for generating genetically modified pigs, but the transfection efficiencies of PFFs are often unsatisfactory especially when large-size vectors are to be delivered.
Weiwei Liu, Xiaoguo Wang, Ruirong Liu, Yaya Liao, Zhiwei Peng, Haoyun Jiang, Qiqi Jing, Yuyun Xing   +7 more
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Cellular xenotransplantation of animal cells into people: benefits and risk [PDF]

, 2018
The main benefit of xenotransplantation is its potential to overcome the worldwide organ shortage experienced in allotransplantation. Allogeneic transplantation is the only successful therapy for several life-threatening diseases, with cell, tissue or ...
Cozzi, Emanuele, Galli, Cesare, Gianello, Pierre, Schuurman, H.-J., Scobie, Linda   +4 more
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PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION TRAITS INDESI PIGS OF KERALA UNDER FARM CONDITIONS [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 1999
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 , T. V. Viswanathan, A. P. Usha, K. M. Syam Mohan   +3 more
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Quantification, description and international comparison of antimicrobial use on Irish pig farms

Porcine Health Management, 2020
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, Maria Rodrigues da Costa, Finola C. Leonard, James Gibbons, Julia Adriana Calderón Díaz, Gerard McCutcheon, Edgar García Manzanilla   +6 more
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The course of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs after contact-infection and intravenous inoculation [PDF]

, 2009
Background - Worldwide, hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is observed in pigs and transmission to humans is implied. To be able to estimate public health risks from e.g.
Bouwknegt, M., Rutjes, S.A., Reusken, C.B.E.M., Stockhofe-Zurwieden, N., Frankena, K., Jong, M.C.M., de, Roda Husman, A.M., de, Poel, W.H.M., van der   +7 more
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Porcine ear necrosis is associated with social behaviours in weaned piglets

BMC Veterinary Research
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, Théo Nicolazo, Charlotte Teixeira-Costa, Caroline Clouard, Arnaud Lebret, Valérie Normand, Céline Chevance, Justine Jeusselin, Élodie Merlot   +8 more
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Evolutionary insights into porcine genomic structural variations based on a novel‐constructed dataset from 24 worldwide diverse populations

Evolutionary Applications, 2022
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, Weiwei Liu, Zhongzi Wu, Mingpeng Zhang, Yingchun Sun, Ziqi Ling, Shijun Xiao, Huashui Ai, Yuyun Xing, Bin Yang, Lusheng Huang   +10 more
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