Antimicrobial selection decisions in veterinary medicine are currently based on formalized training, proper interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) reports, practice experience and review of peer-reviewed publications. In veterinary medicine, there is a lack…
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) belong to the family Orthomyxoviridae and represent major pathogens of both humans and animals. Swine influenza virus is an important pathogen that affects not only the swine industry, but also represents a constant threat to the turkey industry and is…
The behaviour, welfare and reproductive efficiency of sexually mature pigs kept in groupsrather than singly has recently become important because of new EU legislation to ban sowstalls and tethers. Four studies were undertaken to examine the behavioural, welfare andeconomic impl…
Chapter 2: Swine Influenza Active Surveillance in the United States. Influenza A virus (IAV) in swine continues to be an important swine respiratory agent along with being a source of concern to public health authorities. While veterinary diagnostic laboratories are a valuable s…