Swine Focus #003

An outbreak of acute swine erysipelase in a herd

SWINE FOCUS #001 Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in diets fed to swine

Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is produced from the fuel ethanol industry and is available for inclusion in diets fed to swine. During recent years, several research projects have been completed to investigate the feeding value of DDGS. Crude nutrient concentrations, energy and nutrient digestibility values, and effects of including DDGS in diets fed to different categories of swi...

اندازه گیری سطح سرمی پروکلسی‌تونین در بیماران مشکوک به آنفولانزای خوکی (H1N1)

Abstract Background: Measurement of serum level of procalcitonin in patients with H1N1 influenza could decrease the consumption of unnecessary antibiotics. This study aimed to determine the serum levels of procalcitonin in patients with swine flu (H1N1) in the Hajar Hospital of Shahrekord in 2011. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study patients presenting with clinical manifestati...

Prostaglandin A1 inhibits replication of classical swine fever virus.

Prostaglandins (Pgs) have been shown to inhibit the replication of several DNA and RNA viruses. Here we report the effect of prostaglandin (PgA1) on the multiplication of a positive strand RNA virus, Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV) in PK15 cells. PgA1 was found to inhibit the multiplication of CSFV. At a concentration of 5 micrograms/ml, which was nontoxic to the cells, PgA1 inhibitis virus ...

African Swine Fever (ASF) recent developments - timely updates ::: FOCUS ON ::: Vol. 6 - September 2012

African swine fever (ASF) is now established beyond Africa, in the Caucasus and the Russian Federation, where it is having a particularly devastating impact on small-scale pig farmers, who are losing a valuable protein source and cash income. In the past, the virus was already detected outside Africa from the 1950s to the 1980s in Europe, the Caribbean and Brazil. The recent developments in Eas...