This review summarises the evidence for a link between the porcine intestinal microbiota
and growth and feed efficiency (FE), and suggests microbiota-targeted strategies to improve …

Swine dysentery is a severe enteric disease in pigs, which is characterized by bloody to
mucoid diarrhea and associated with reduced growth performance and variable mortality …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with high morbidity and
mortality globally. Studies show that airway mucus hypersecretion strongly compromises …

The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) is the insect vector responsible for the worldwide
spread of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(CLas), the bacterial pathogen associated with …

Gastrointestinal infections cause significant challenges and economic losses in animal
husbandry. As pathogens becoming resistant to antibiotics are a growing concern …

Colonic contents and mucosal scra**s from pigs inoculated with Brachyspira
hyodysenteriae or Brachyspira hampsonii were collected at necropsy and classified as …

This chapter reviews a group of diseases of swine resulting from infection with anaerobic
intestinal spirochetes of the genus Brachyspira. These include swine dysentery (SD), a …

Simple Summary Diarrhea in growing pigs is a challenge for the pig industry since it is
associated with reduced animal welfare, retarded growth, increased feed conversion ratio …

Background Fecal calprotectin is largely applied as a non-invasive intestinal inflammation
biomarker in human medicine. Previous studies in pigs investigated the levels of fecal …

Helicobacter suis colonizes the stomach of most pigs and is the most prevalent non-
Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species found in the human stomach. In the human host, H …