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