Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of a new etiological agent of PMWS/PDNS in conventional pigs
March 25, 2008By Gregory W. Stevenson
Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) is considered a multifactorial disease since a variety of cofactors, including infectious agents, seem to be necessary for full expression of clinical...
Swine Health - General Disease
The “Kansas Cluster” of severe PMWS cases: characterization of a novel PCV2 as the possible etiological agent.
October 31, 2007By Raymond R. Rowland
The proposal was submitted in response to a request for proposals to investigate PCV2 associated disease. The three objectives were (1) analyze PCV2 genetic sequences from herds experiencing an...
Swine Health - General Disease
Pathogenicity of the ORF3 gene-silence mutant of type 2 porcine circovirus in pigs: a study towards the development of a marker vaccine
August 13, 2007By Ph.D.|Xiang-Jin Meng M.D.
Swine Health - General Disease
Assessment of viral load in clinical and subclinical pigs naturally infected with the novel PCV2b: implications for the control & prevention of PMWS/PCVD
June 29, 2007By John Harding
After its discovery in the mid-1990’s postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was noted only sporadically in North America for about a decade. However, since late 2004, the porcine...
Swine Health - General Disease
Expanding the immune toolkit for assessing pig health and improving swine disease and vaccine studies
May 8, 2007By Joan K. Lunney
Swine disease and vaccine research will be advanced by the development of sophisticated tools to measure swine antibodies or immunoglobulins (Igs). Swine produce antibodies, or Igs, in response to...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of diagnostic assays for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Their potential role in eradication success
February 20, 2007By Eileen Thacker
Respiratory disease induced by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) is a problem recognized by the swine industry world-wide. Due to the significant production costs associated with Mhyo-induced...
Swine Health - General Disease
Pilot surveillance system for emerging diseases in swine-
November 15, 2006By Peter Davies
Regional spread of PRRS and other swine diseases continues to place a major burden on North American swine producers. Advances in computers and communications technology are creating new...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a universal and differential serodiagnostic test for SIV
November 13, 2006By Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Swine influenza continues to be an economically significant respiratory disease in pigs of all ages. Serological testing is commonly employed to detect animals that have been exposed to swine...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigating the pathogenicity of pestiviruses or pesti-like viruses isolated from recent swine epidemics
November 1, 2006By Kelly Lager
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a virus usually found in domestic and wild ruminants. However, a BVDV was recently isolated from a case of severe mortality (about 55%) in finishing swine. This...
Swine Health - General Disease
Assessment of the infectivity of asymptomatic carriers, to understand the dynamics of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in reproductive herds
October 31, 2006By Carlos Pijoan
Designing disease control and/or eradication protocols depends mostly in how much we know about the pathogen we want to eliminate. Regarding Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, the causative agent of Enzootic...
