The development of new generation sequencing methods and the reduction in the cost per
base sequenced over the past few years is drawing the attention of the pig industry to …

Subclinical doses of antimicrobials are commonly used in the swine industry to control
infectious diseases and growth performance. Accumulating evidence suggests that swine …

The study was conducted to investigate whether combined use of C. butyricum Sx-01 and L.
salivarius C-1-3 could improve the intestinal health and reduce the lipid levels in sera of …

Simple Summary Genetic selection increased sow productivity over the last decades, but
also increased sow mortality. The impact of mortality includes financial losses, affects labor …

Background Diphtheria toxin (DT) is produced by toxigenic strains of the human pathogen
Corynebacterium diphtheriae as well as zoonotic C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis …

Purulent vulvar discharges, primarily caused by genito-urinary tract infections, are an
important source of economic loss for swine producers due to sow culling and mortality …

Corynebacterium (C.) diphtheriae is one of the two etiological pathogens for human
diphtheria with significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, members of its biovar Belfanti …

Introduction Stringent regulations in pig farming, such as antibiotic control and the ban on
certain additives and disinfectants, complicate disease control efforts. Despite the evolution …

Abstract In the 2019–2020 summer, wildfires decimated the Australian bush environment
and impacted wildlife species, including koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and grey headed …

Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease with a high potential for reemergence. One of
its causative agents is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with some strains producing diphtheria …