Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the essential component of porcine circovirus disease
(PCVD) as the disease syndrome is referred to in Europe and porcine circovirus associated …

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the principal aetiological agent of enzootic pneumonia (EP),
a chronic respiratory disease that affects mainly finishing pigs. Although major efforts to …

The objectives of this study were to investigate the interactions between Mycoplasma
hyopneumoniae and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and to establish a model for studying …

To gain further insight into the pathogenesis of porcine enzootic pneumonia (PEP), cytokine
expression in different pulmonary compartments was examined. Mycoplasma …

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae remains one of the most problematic bacterial pathogens for
pig production. Despite an abundance of observational and laboratory testing capabilities …

The efficacies of two commercial Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterins and porcine
circovirus 2 (PCV2) vaccines were compared in conventional pigs immunized at different …

Differences in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain virulence and infection patterns will affect
experimental challenge systems used to evaluate vaccine efficacy. Two strains (Hillcrest and …

Pigs were infected intranasally with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and killed at intervals
ranging from 7 to 35 days post-infection (dpi). Histopathological changes consisted of (1) …

The expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-6 were
studied over a period of 35 days in the lungs of pigs experimentally infected with …

Porcine respiratory disease complex is a major health concern for the porcine industry,
causing significant economic loss. In this study, a total of 156 samples from pigs referred to a …