Clinical signs and pathological features are still the corner-stones to suspect and diagnose
overt disease associated with PCV2 infection. The clinico-pathological scope of this viral …

Respiratory disease in pigs is common in modern pork production worldwide and is often
referred to as porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC). PRDC is polymicrobial in …

Pasteurella multocida is an enigmatic pathogen. It is remarkable both for the number and
range of specific disease syndromes with which it is associated, and the wide range of host …

A study was carried out in 125 farrow-to-finish pig herds to assess the relationships between
pathogens involved in respiratory disorders and to relate these findings to clinical signs of …

Background Gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases in calves and piglets lead to
significant economic losses in livestock husbandry. A high morbidity has been reported for …

Circoviruses are closed, circular, single-stranded DNA viruses belonging to the family
Circoviridae and the genus Circovirus. To date, at least four porcine circoviruses (PCVs) …

Porcine respiratory disease is a multifactorial and complex disease caused by a
combination of infectious pathogens, environmental stressors, differences in production …

The definition “porcine respiratory disease complex”(PRDC) is used to indicate the current
approach for presenting respiratory pathology in modern pig farming. PRDC includes …

Herpesviruses infect a wide variety of animals from mollusks to mammals. Herpesviruses
belong to the most complex and most widespread viruses. Herpesvirus replication is a …

Background Previously, we identified a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) for host response
to Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in high linkage …