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GENETIC VARIATION IN HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE TO MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN BOVINES AND ITS APPLICATION IN ANIMAL BREEDING : A REVIEW [PDF]

open access: yesExploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2023
Livestock infectious diseases pose a significant threat to animal health and welfare on a worldwide scale, and efficient management of these diseases is essential for maintaining agronomic health, securing national and international food supply, and ...
Chhaya Rani   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accurate haplotype construction and detection of selection signatures enabled by high quality pig genome sequences

open access: yesNature Communications, 2023
High-quality whole-genome resequencing in large-scale pig populations with pedigree structure and multiple breeds would enable accurate construction of haplotype and robust selection-signature detection.
Xinkai Tong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation and genomic characterization of five novel strains of Erysipelotrichaceae from commercial pigs

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2021
Background Members of the Erysipelotrichaceae family have a high abundance in the intestinal tract of mammals, and have been reported to be associated with host metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases.
Jinyuan Wu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunogenicity study of a Streptococcus suis autogenous vaccine in preparturient sows and evaluation of passive maternal immunity in piglets

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background Streptococcus suis is an important pathogen that causes severe diseases mostly in weaned piglets. Only available vaccines in the field are those composed of killed bacteria (bacterins) but data about their effectiveness are missing.
Lorelei Corsaut   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Swine Respiratory Diseases Morphology in Intensive Swine Production in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesActa Veterinaria, 2020
Abstract Swine respiratory diseases represent one of the most frequent health issues in pig production worldwide. Despite the great progress that has been made in the field of diagnostics, control and prophylaxis, respiratory diseases still remain the most challenging health problem in modern commercial pig production.
Prodanov-Radulović, Jasna   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Experimental evaluation of protection and immunogenicity of Streptococcus suis bacterin-based vaccines formulated with different commercial adjuvants in weaned piglets

open access: yesVeterinary Research, 2021
Streptococcus suis is an important swine pathogen responsible for economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. There is no effective commercial vaccine against S. suis. The use of autogenous (“bacterin”) vaccines to control S.
Milan R. Obradovic   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Muscle glycogen level and occurrence of acid meat in commercial hybrid pigs are regulated by two low-frequency causal variants with large effects and multiple common variants with small effects

open access: yesGenetics Selection Evolution, 2019
Background Meat production from the commercial crossbred Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire) (DLY) pig is predominant in the pork industry, but its meat quality is often impaired by low ultimate pH (pHu).
Xianxian Liu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Airborne Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Concentrated Swine Feeding Operation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The use of nontherapeutic levels of antibiotics in swine production can select for antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria in swine. As a result, retail pork products, as well as surface and groundwaters contaminated with swine waste ...
Amy Chapin   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Neutrophils in Streptococcus suis Infection: From Host Defense to Pathology

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen and zoonotic agent responsible for economic losses to the porcine industry. Infected animals may develop meningitis, arthritis, endocarditis, sepsis and/or sudden death.
Marêva Bleuzé   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential of duckweed for swine wastewater nutrient removal and biomass valorisation through anaerobic co-digestion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over the last decades, phytodepuration has been considered an efficient technology to treat wastewaters. The present study reports a bench scale depuration assay of swine wastewater using Lemna minor.
Duarte, Elizabeth   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

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