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Airborne diseases, such as influenza A (IAV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv), circulate on swine farms, costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
In the swine industry, mother pigs are often replaced with female baby pig populations, known as gilts, to maintain genetic diversity and productivity.
Roughly half the healthy racing thoroughbreds experience cardiac arrhythmias — or, irregular heartbeats — when exercising.
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) is a leading orthopedic problem in Labrador Retrievers.
Lawsonia intracellularis, a type of bacteria that lives in the cells that line a pig’s intestine, causes proliferative enteropathy disease, which is one of the most prevalent diseases in pigs in the United States.
The behavior and spatial organization of animal populations can be influenced by the availability of food, disease spread in a territory, population density, seasonal changes, mating behaviors, and human influence.
Colibacillosis, a disease caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), costs the global poultry industry millions of dollars each year.
Despite decades of research on rotavirus A (RVA), all US pigs are highly likely to contract the virus at some point in their lifetime
Animals often acquire pathogens — bacteria, viruses, parasites — as they move through their environments.
Scientists suspect that wasps and hornets preying upon honeybees promotes the spread of viruses.