Page 2 of articles about respiratory
EuroTier’s Animal Welfare Award 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH was one of the three companies to receive this special recognition.
Boehringer Ingelheim's TwistPak® mixing platform for swine vaccines brings convenience and flexibility
Highly pathogenic PRRSV 1-4-4 L1C variant: emergence, sources, and implications to the global industry
This PRRSV strain is affecting the U.S. Understanding where these viruses come from can help us stop this cycle.
Pirbright scientists investigate pig coronavirus infection to understand COVID-19 in humans
How does swine influenza virus facilitate secondary bacterial complications?
The influenza virus promotes colonization by secondary bacterial agents in the lung, facilitating their passage into the bloodstream.
What can we expect from PRRS virus evolution?
In this article we summarize further discussions that we had with Dr. Nauwynck about his research findings on PRRS virus-host evolution.
Type 1 PRRS virus evolution explained by Dr. Hans Nauwynck
Dr. Hans Nauwynck, a well-known professor at the University of Ghent, reviews with us the most important findings that he has made in PRRS virus research since it was first discovered 30 years ago.
The economic impact of pneumonia processes in pigs
What is the actual effect of pneumonia on the farm's economic performance? What similarity is there between pneumonia and heat stress?
Principal co-infections of the porcine respiratory system
M. hyopneumoniae is involved in most of the co-infections of the porcine respiratory system. How does it act and what effects does it have?
New bacterium discovered that causes lung lesions
A previously unrecognized bacterium that causes signs of lung disease found in pig carcasses has now been named.
The different sounds of cough
Respiratory pathogens produce different coughs. Any coughing by pigs in a grow-out barn can vary according to the infection present, so it is worthwhile to listen carefully.
Pirbright shows new Nipah vaccines create ‘impressive’ immune response
Two new potential vaccines against Nipah virus developed by the University of Parma generate a strong immune response in pigs, and could be the key to preventing this deadly, zoonotic disease.
The pig's respiratory system and its defense mechanisms
What kind of cells make up the respiratory defense system of pigs? How do they organize and communicate with each other?
Spotlight the future
Ceva to host Global Swine Webinar on Respiratory Diseases on May 8
Clinical case: The possible ways of App spreading and stopping
Once the first symptoms of the infection emerged in pigs the facility was locked and the possibility to get in from outside was the only used.