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Public Health - Antibiotics & Resistance
Effect of probiotics in the health and performance of nursery pigs raised in conventional or antibiotic/growth promoter free farms
We compared the health and performance of weaned pigs in a high health herd between groups receiving low level antibiotics in the feed to groups receiving probiotic in the feed and no antibiotics. ...
Public Health - Other
Nutrient and Pathogen Losses to Subsurface Tile Drainage from Swine Manure
Land application of swine manure on tile-drained soils has become a controversial issue in some swine producing areas because of uncertainties regarding the leaching of nitrates, phosphorus, and...
Swine Health - General Disease
Prevalence of Mycoplasma hyponeumoniae in different parity sows as a preliminary tool for eradication
Swine Health - General Disease
Survey of the Molecular Epidemiology of Haemophilus parasuis
The characterization of Haemophilus parasuis strains is very important for the study of the epidemiology of this agent within and between herds. In the present study, the characterization of H....
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of the Role of Mosquitoes as Biological Vectors of PRRSV
This information is important because it would help swine practitioners to understand the potential role of mosquitoes in transmission of PRRSV. It has been documented that mosquitoes can travel for...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effect of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Vaccination on Microbial Nasal Shedding in Nursery Pigs
Environment - Air
Development of methods to measure dust (PM10) and ammonia emissions from Minnesota pig facilities
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