Enteric infectious diseases are a common problem worldwide among pigs. It is important to gain a better knowledge about the pathogeneses of the diseases and the local immune response, in which the intestine has a very important role. The aim of this thesis was to study the immune response in pigs infected with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, Lawsonia intracellularis or Porcine circovirus type 2 (PC...

Globally, Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a recognized viral pathogen of great economic value in pig farming. It is the major cause of ravaging postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and many other disease syndromes generally regarded as Porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD) in Europe. PCV2 infections, specifically PMWS, had impacted huge economic loss on swine productio...

A disease affecting weaned pigs and known as Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) is described on French farms. Follow-up studies were designed on cohorts of pigs on a group of 12 severely affected farrow-to-finish operations. Three of them were free of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) infection. Three thousand and seventy eight pigs were included in the ...

A porcine circovirus type 2 SPOT (PCV2-SPOT) assay was established to enumerate virus-secreting lymphocytes obtained from naturally infected pigs. The assay is based on the same principle as general ELISPOT assays but instead of detecting cytokine or immunoglobulin secretion, PCV2 particles are immobilized and detected as filter spots. The method was used to evaluate the influence of various ce...

Granulomatous lymphadenitis is one of the pathognomonic lesions in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)-affected pigs. This unique lesion has not been reported in direct association with viral infection in pigs. The objective of the present study was to evaluate whether porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) alone is able to induce functional modulation in porcine monocytic cells in vit...

Land surface temperature (LST) plays a major role in the study of surface energy balances. Remote sensing techniques provide ways to monitor LST at large scales. However, due to atmospheric influences, significant missing data exist in LST products retrieved from satellite thermal infrared (TIR) remotely sensed data. Although passive microwaves (PMWs) are able to overcome these atmospheric infl...

Respiratory and systemic diseases are the most common and costly diseases in nursery and finishing pigs. On one hand, there is a multitude of microorganisms that have the ability to cause or exacerbate respiratory/systemic diseases in swine and, on the other hand, adoption of intensive swine production methods may have contributed to the development of respiratory/systemic disease complexes. On...

Post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome is a worldwide disease of multifactorial origin and Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) has been identified as its essential infectious etiology. It mainly affects the nursery and growing piglets. Clinically, the symptoms include wasting, unthriftness and paleness of the skin, respiratory distress, diarrhea and icterus. Microscopic lesions in lymphoid tissues...