Impact of porcine enzootic pneumonia and pleuropneumonia on carcass weight and lean meat content
One percentage of affected lung volume was associated with a 0.24% reduction in lean meat content.
Importance of pathology in swine diagnostics (2/2)
Histopathology can provide a strong framework to establish the real causality of a clinical problem.
Importance of pathology in swine diagnostics (1/2)
Histopathology can provide a strong framework to establish the real causality of a clinical problem.
Replacement acclimation practices for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae used in Europe
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the etiological agent of swine enzootic pneumoniae (EP), a chronic respiratory disease that causes severe economic losses in the pig industry worldwide. These economic losses are due to reduced performance, increased susceptibility to other infections...
From Field to Fork: Can Respiratory Diseases Affect the Quality of Pork?
Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) significantly impacts the global pig industry, particularly during the growing and finishing phases. This multifaceted syndrome is characterized by a combination of pathogens and environmental stressors affecting the respiratory system. It leads to...
Pulmonary lesions at the slaughterhouse: how to evaluate them (2/2)
Collecting data at the slaughterhouse is a common method to obtain information on health and productive parameters, mainly from the last weeks of a pig’s life.
Pulmonary lesions at the slaughterhouse: how to evaluate them (1/2)
Collecting data at the slaughterhouse is a common method to obtain information on health and productive parameters, mainly from the last weeks of a pig’s life.
High Quality Piglets (3/3)
The pork industry is currently facing multiple challenges, one of the most notable, being the mortality of animals in the different production phases. Within the increase in mortality, and due to the unstoppable increase in the number of total births per litter as a consequence of the enormous...
High Quality Piglets (2/3)
The pork industry is currently facing multiple challenges, one of the most notable, being the mortality of animals in the different production phases. Within the increase in mortality, and due to the unstoppable increase in the number of total births per litter as a consequence of the enormous...