Abstracts - Pig health

In conclusion, placental transmission of PCV-2 from a non-immune sow to fetuses is possible when the infection of the dam occurs before gestation or after 62 days of gestation.

Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of M. hyopneumoniae infections in suckling pigs of endemically infected herds.

The collection of multiple saliva samples does not affect salivary cortisol concentrations in grower pigs.

Helicobacter suis is present in US pigs and may be relevant to pig health and production

The addition of different sources of Se did not affect the immunoglobulin concentrations in the gilt or piglet.

The vaccine may have the potential to serve as a vaccine aimed to protect pigs from developing PMWS.

Nearly all tested animals were seropositive for antibodies against the hepatitis E virus (55/60, 91.7%).

Over the long term, the price margins of pork traders were more severely affected in contrast to that of the other traders’ profits.

The results demonstrated therapeutic effect of valnemulin in pigs with serious SD and did not show therapeutic effect of chelated zinc.