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Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023 Free-stall cubicles are designed so that cows do not defecate in the bedding material, while still providing comfortable lying places. However, fixed cubicle elements, such as the partition and neck rail, restrict available movement space and may hinder ...
Stijn P. Brouwers +3 more
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Tissue-specific Salmonella Typhimurium gene expression during persistence in pigs [PDF]
, 2011 Salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Typhimurium is one of the most important bacterial zoonotic diseases. The bacterium persists in pigs resulting in asymptomatic 'carrier pigs', generating a major source for Salmonella contamination of pork.
Boyen, Filip +5 more
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Replication and virulence in pigs of the first African swine fever virus isolated in China
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 African swine fever (ASF) entered China in August 2018 and rapidly spread across the entire country, severely threatening the Chinese domestic pig population, which accounts for more than 50% of the pig population worldwide.
Dong-Ming Zhao +14 more
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Folia Veterinaria, 2019 The aim of this study was to evaluate ovarian activity and the size of oocytes in ovarian follicles in sexually mature Landrace-Yorkshire gilts in relation to the individual seasons of the year.
Kyzeková P. +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 The aim of this study was first to examine the prevalence of bacteria-associated loss of sperm quality in samples from insemination centers during a seven-year semen monitoring program and, second, to investigate the growth dynamic of four different ...
Anne-Marie Luther +4 more
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The spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) in western Kenya [PDF]
, 2013 Background In many parts of the developing world, pigs are kept under low-input systems where they roam freely to scavenge food. These systems allow poor farmers the opportunity to enter into livestock keeping without large capital investments.
Cook, Elizabeth A. +3 more
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Antimicrobially Active Semen Extenders Allow the Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Pig Insemination
Antibiotics, 2021 Antibiotic use in semen extenders for livestock may contribute to the development and spreading of multi-drug resistance. Antimicrobial control in semen doses for artificial insemination of pigs is indispensable due to the relatively high storage ...
Anne-Marie Luther +3 more
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Zeitschrift für Rechtsmedizin, 2019 Most studies of decomposition in forensic entomology and taphonomy have used non-human cadavers. Following the recommendation of using domestic pig cadavers as analogues for humans in forensic entomology in the 1980s, pigs became the most frequently used
S. Matuszewski +5 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Porcine circovirus type 3 is the most recently discovered porcine circovirus, and an emerging pathogen. In this study the status of its presence on some Slovenian farms is reported.
Jan Plut +4 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Fat deposition is an economically important trait in pigs. Ningxiang pig, one of the four famous indigenous breeds in China, is characterized by high fat content. The underlying gene expression pattern in different developmental periods of backfat tissue
Chen Chen +13 more
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