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In the swine industry, mother pigs are often replaced with female baby pig populations, known as gilts, to maintain genetic diversity and productivity.

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.

Worker honeybees feed, groom, and tend to the queen throughout her lifetime, which could theoretically provide an opportunity for pathogens to spread from the workers to the queen.

Pesticides used in agriculture and landscaping negatively impact the health of wild birds, as birds can ingest pesticide-treated seeds.