Assessment of Strategies for Preserving Swine Viral RNA Targets in Diagnostic Specimens

B Munguía-Ramírez, L Giménez-Lirola, J Zimmerman - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Successful downstream molecular analyses of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) in diagnostic
laboratories, eg, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or …

Effect of pooled tracheal sample testing on the probability of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection

AP Serafini Poeta Silva, R Mugabi, ML Rotolo… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tracheal pooling for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) DNA detection
allows for decreased diagnostic cost, one of the main constraints in surveillance programs …

Pen-Based Swine Oral Fluid Samples Contain Both Environmental and Pig-Derived Targets

G Tarasiuk, MD Remmenga, KC O'Hara, MK Talbert… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The transfer of a target directly from pigs or indirectly from the environment
into pen-based oral fluid samples was documented using a fluorescent tracer (red food …

Active Participatory Regional Surveillance for Notifiable Swine Pathogens

G Trevisan, P Morris, GS Silva, P Nakkirt, C Wang… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Effective, sustainable regional surveillance for the early detection of
notifiable swine pathogens has been difficult to achieve. Regional surveillance based on …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing Swine Oral Fluid Sampling Procedures for Growing Pigs in Commercial Settings

G Tarasiuk, MD Remmenga, KC O'Hara, MK Talbert… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pen-based oral fluids are used extensively for surveillance and disease detection in swine,
but there is sparse information on the sampling process itself. To address this shortcoming …

The diagnostic process for infectious disease diagnosis in animals

ER Burrough, RJ Derscheid, M Mainenti… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Veterinary diagnostic laboratories provide a vast catalog of tests for infectious agents and
often have multiple tests and testing modalities for individual pathogens. Understanding …

Surveillance and Decision-Making in Swine Health Management

R Friendship - … in Farm Animals: Pathophysiology, Prophylaxis and …, 2024 - Springer
Swine health management requires diligent observation of animals and the collection and
analysis of production records to assess the efficacy of on-farm disease control programs …