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According to a recent study, understanding how livestock moves between pastoral communities can inform more effective infectious disease control strategies that target villages instead of individual households.

Zika virus (ZIKV) is unique among viruses in its family in that it can be sexually transmitted between humans without the need for a mosquito host.

A team of researchers led by Alonso Guedes, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA, and Kristi Flynn, DVM, studied the effects of amantadine, a drug used to treat the flu in humans, on the mobility and quality of life in a group of 13 client-owned cats with osteoarthritis (OA).

While honey bees get Deformed wing virus (DWV) from a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, the presence of the parasite is not a likely factor in increasing the spread of the disease for other insects, according to a recent study.

A recent study is among the first to identify genes that may lead to immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), a life-threatening autoimmune disorder.

A recent pilot study established processes for voluntary data sharing on how swine producers use antibiotics.

A team of researchers led by Luciano Caixeta, DVM, PhD, recently published a study that found administering an immune stimulant (IS) prior to transportation reduced the likelihood of treatment for respiratory diseases during the first 30 days of life.

Emerging viral infectious diseases are a major threat to the swine industry worldwide.

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.