Volume 2, issue 1, December 2016
30 articles in this issue
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Pig castration: will the EU manage to ban pig castration by 2018?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nancy De Briyne
- Charlotte Berg
- Déborah Temple
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2016
- Article: 29
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Emergence of a virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) 1 strain in Lower Austria
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Leonie J Sinn
- Eva Klingler
- Andrea Ladinig
- Content type: Case Report
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2016
- Article: 28
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Genetic resistance - an alternative for controlling PRRS?
Authors
- Gerald Reiner
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2016
- Article: 27
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Partial substitution, with their chelated complexes, of the inorganic zinc, copper and manganese in sow diets reduced the laminitic lesions in the claws and improved the morphometric characteristics of the hoof horn of sows from three Greek herds
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Nikoleta Varagka
- Marina Lisgara
- Leonidas Leontides
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2016
- Article: 26
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Implementing drinking water feed additive strategies in post-weaning piglets, antibiotic reduction and performance impacts: case study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Juan Antonio Mesonero Escuredo
- Yvonne van der Horst
- Dominiek Maes
- Content type: Case study
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2016
- Article: 25
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Vaccination of piglets at 2 and 3 weeks of age with Ingelvac PRRSFLEX® EU provides protection against heterologous field challenge in the face of homologous maternally derived antibodies
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Gyula Balka
- Karla Dreckmann
- Christian Kraft
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 August 2016
- Article: 24
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Comparison of the antimicrobial consumption in weaning pigs in Danish sow herds with different vaccine purchase patterns during 2013
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Carolina Temtem
- Amanda Brinch Kruse
- Lis Alban
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2016
- Article: 23
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Production results from piglets vaccinated in a field study in Spain with a Type 1 Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive virus modified live vaccine
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Guillermo Cano
- Marcia Oliveira Cavalcanti
- Christian Kraft
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2016
- Article: 22
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Impact of two mycotoxins deoxynivalenol and fumonisin on pig intestinal health
Authors
- Alix Pierron
- Imourana Alassane-Kpembi
- Isabelle P. Oswald
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2016
- Article: 21
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Prevalence of virulence factors in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with post-weaning diarrhoea in Europe
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Andrea Luppi
- Mariavittoria Gibellini
- Álvaro Hidalgo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2016
- Article: 20
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Clinical problems due to encephalomyocarditis virus infections in two pig herds
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Klaas Vansteenkiste
- Tommy Van Limbergen
- Dominiek Maes
- Content type: Case Report
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2016
- Article: 19
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Antimicrobial use in Swedish farrow-to-finish pig herds is related to farmer characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Annette Backhans
- Marie Sjölund
- Ulf Emanuelson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 August 2016
- Article: 18
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Impact of group housing of pregnant sows on health
Authors
- Dominiek Maes
- Liesbet Pluym
- Olli Peltoniemi
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 July 2016
- Article: 17
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Spray dried plasma as an alternative to antibiotics in piglet feeds, mode of action and biosafety
Authors
- Anna Pérez-Bosque
- Javier Polo
- David Torrallardona
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 23 July 2016
- Article: 16
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Reproduction of group-housed sows
Authors
- Olli Peltoniemi
- Stefan Björkman
- Dominiek Maes
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 July 2016
- Article: 15
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A comment on the paper ‘A comparison between lesions found during meat inspection of finishing pigs raised under organic/free-range conditions and conventional indoor conditions’ by Alban et al. 2015
Authors
- Jan Tind Sørensen
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2016
- Article: 14
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Preliminary findings on the effect of the pig appeasing pheromone in a slow releasing block on the welfare of pigs at weaning
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Déborah Temple
- Héloïse Barthélémy
- Xavier Manteca
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 01 June 2016
- Article: 13
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Modified-live PRRSV subtype 1 vaccine UNISTRAIN® PRRS provides a partial clinical and virological protection upon challenge with East European subtype 3 PRRSV strain Lena
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Caroline Bonckaert
- Karen van der Meulen
- Hans J. Nauwynck
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2016
- Article: 12
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Production parameters and pig production cost: temporal evolution 2010–2014
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- J. Rocadembosch
- J. Amador
- L. J. Fraile
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2016
- Article: 11
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Modelling the within-herd transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in closed pig herds
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Heiko Nathues
- Guillaume Fournie
- Katharina D. C. Stärk
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 April 2016
- Article: 10
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Evaluation of the relationship between the biosecurity status, production parameters, herd characteristics and antimicrobial usage in farrow-to-finish pig production in four EU countries
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Merel Postma
- Annette Backhans
- on behalf of the MINAPIG consortium
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 May 2016
- Article: 9
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Lameness in piglets – should pain killers be included at treatment?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mate Zoric
- Ulla Schmidt
- Per Wallgren
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 March 2016
- Article: 8
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Factors affecting the daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio of pigs in grow-finishing units: the case of a company
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- C. R. Pierozan
- P. S. Agostini
- C. A. Silva
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 March 2016
- Article: 7
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Effect of diet supplementation with chelated zinc, copper and manganese on hoof lesions of loose housed sows
Authors
- Μarina Lisgara
- Vassilis Skampardonis
- Leonidas Leontides
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 February 2016
- Article: 6
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Risk factors for oral antimicrobial consumption in Swiss fattening pig farms – a case–control study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Corinne Arnold
- Gertraud Schüpbach-Regula
- Myriam Harisberger
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 February 2016
- Article: 5
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Influence of spray dried porcine plasma in starter diets associated with a conventional vaccination program on wean to finish performance
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Joan Pujols
- Joaquim Segalés
- Joe Crenshaw
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 February 2016
- Article: 4
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Novel analytic tools for the study of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) in endemic settings: lessons learned in the U.S.
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Julio Alvarez
- Pablo Valdes-Donoso
- Andres Perez
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 21 January 2016
- Article: 3
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Managing undocked pigs – on-farm prevention of tail biting and attitudes towards tail biting and docking
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Anna Valros
- Camilla Munsterhjelm
- Mari Heinonen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 February 2016
- Article: 2
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An evaluation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue administered to gilts and sows on subsequent reproductive performance and piglet birth weight
Authors
- Frédéric Vangroenweghe
- Lieve Goossens
- Jan Jourquin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 January 2016
- Article: 1