Category Archives: Abstracts

Abstract: The General Practitioner’s Guide to Pet Pigs Like other companion animals, pet pigs require appropriate diets, housing, husbandry, and preventive care as core components of their care. This article provides a general overview of husbandry practices, common medical disorders, recommendations on when to refer, and a formulary for pet pigs. Many of the drugs […]

Abstract: Role of immunomodulatory probiotics in alleviating bacterial diarrhea in piglets: a systematic review Diarrhea is a common enteric disease in piglets that leads to high mortality and economic losses in swine production worldwide. Antibiotics are commonly used to prevent or treat diarrhea in piglets. However, irrational antibiotic use contributes to the development of resistance […]

Abstract: Operational lessons learned from simulating an elimination response to a transboundary animal disease in wild animals Transboundary animal disease (TAD) introductions can have myriad economic, ecological, and societal impacts. When TADs are introduced into wild species, rapid and intense control efforts to reduce wild animal host populations are sometimes needed to eliminate the disease […]

JSHAP Online Ahead of Print: A Norwegian observational study of feed conversion efficiency in Duroc and Landrace grower pigs seropositive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus Abstract: Objective: Investigate the influence of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus (pH1N1v) on feed  conversion efficiency (FCE) in Norwegian Landrace and Duroc pigs.  Materials and methods: This observational study analyzed the growth and serological data of  1954 grower pigs […]

Abstract: Less experienced observers assess piglet castration-induced acute pain differently than experienced observers: A pilot study Behavioral pain scales have been helpful for standardized swine pain assessment. However, it is still unknown if observers’ experience influences the scale score. We conducted a pilot study to investigate how three different levels of swine experience influenced how […]

JSHAP Online Ahead of Print: Evaluating point-of-care testing for anemia diagnosis in pigs: Blood collection location disparities, repeatability, and validity Abstract: The HemoCue 201 was used to compare hemoglobin (HbC) across blood sampling sites. Tail docking samples had lower HbC than both ear and mammary vein samples (P = .001). Both point-of-care and laboratory HbC testing methods showed […]

Abstract: A network evaluation of human and animal movement data across multiple swine farm systems in North America Introduction: The U.S. swine industry is vulnerable to the rapid spread of disease due to systemic structural issues. While animal movement networks are used to identify disease spread risks and design response plans, human movement between farms were […]

Abstract: Evaluation of the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of two pen-side tests for detecting African swine fever virus in experimentally infected pigs African swine fever virus (ASFV) has spread through many countries and regions worldwide, causing significant losses. Timely detection of ASFV-infected pigs is crucial for disease control. In this study, we assessed the performance […]

Globalization has led to the frequent movement of species out of their native habitat. Some of these species become highly invasive and capable of profoundly altering invaded ecosystems. Feral swine (Sus scrofa × domesticus) are recognized as being among the most destructive invasive species, with populations established on all continents except Antarctica. Within the United […]

Abstract: Over a century of progress on Trichinella research in pigs at the United States Department of Agriculture: Challenges and solutions Trichinellosis, caused by 13 species/subspecies/genotypes in the nematode genus Trichinella, is a worldwide zoonosis. In the United States, trichinellosis was of historical and economic significance because of European restrictions on the import of U.S. pork. Before the […]