A descriptive study of acute outbreaks of respiratory disease in Norwegian fattening pig herds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory diseases are major health concerns in the pig production sector worldwide, contributing adversely to morbidity and mortality. Over the past years there was a rise in reported incidents of respiratory disease in pigs in Norway, despite population wide freedom from Aujeszky´s disease, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, porcine respiratory corona virus and enzootic pneumonia. The main objective of this study was to investigate acute outbreaks of respiratory disease in conventional Norwegian fattening pig herds. The study included 14 herds. In seven herds with reported outbreaks of acute respiratory disease, data on clinical signs was recorded and samples for laboratory examination were collected. Diagnostic protocols were compared by parallel analysi

SUBMITTER: Cohen LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312110 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature