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Biosecurity practices on intensive pig production systems in Chile
(Elsevier, 2003)
Chile eradicated classical swine fever (CSF) in April 1998, following a 17-year eradication programme. The authors describe biosecurity levels of pig farms in Chile after the eradication of CSF. A formal survey was ...
Effect of air temperature physiology and productive performance of pigs during growing and finishing phases
(South African Journal Of Animal Sciences, 2018-01-01)
Thirty-six castrated male pigs were used to determine the influence of thermal environment and reduction of consumption on performance and carcass composition. Animals were housed in two climate chambers. In one, animals ...
First isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from finishing pigs from São Paulo State, Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-08-10)
Toxoplasma gondii infection is widely prevalent in humans in Brazil. Among the food animals, pigs are considered the most important meat source of T. gondii for infection in humans. In the present study, we report the first ...
First isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from finishing pigs from São Paulo State, Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-08-10)
Toxoplasma gondii infection is widely prevalent in humans in Brazil. Among the food animals, pigs are considered the most important meat source of T. gondii for infection in humans. In the present study, we report the first ...
Anhedonia in pigs? Effects of social stress and restraint stress on sucrose preference
(Elsevier, 2015)
The fact that consumption of normally palatable foods is affected by stress in both humans and rats suggests a
means to assess hedonic reaction in non-verbal animals. However, little is known about anhedonia and stress
in ...
Candidate gene expression and intramuscular fat content in pigs
(Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 2018)
Bovine viral diarrhea virus: Recent findings about its occurrence in pigs
(2020-06-01)
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is an important pathogen belonging to the Pestivirus genus, Flaviviridae family, which comprises viral species that causes an economic impact in animal production. Cattle are the natural ...