Contribution to Book
Diseases affecting pigs: an overview of common bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens of pigs
Achieving sustainable production of pig meat: Animal health and welfare
Document Type
Book Chapter
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2018
DOI
10.19103/AS.2017.0013.14
Abstract
Recent events such as the 2009 pandemic influenza outbreak, the continuous spread of African swine fever virus in Eastern Europe and the introduction of several new pathogens into the United States and their spread to Canada, Mexico, Central and South America have emphasized the ability of pig diseases to cross borders rapidly and the importance of global cooperation to improve the health and welfare of pigs. This chapter summarizes recent research on the causes and epidemiology of major bacteria, viruses and parasites found in pig production, focusing on those with a particular impact on safety and global production.
Copyright Owner
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Alejandro Ramirez. "Diseases affecting pigs: an overview of common bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens of pigs" Achieving sustainable production of pig meat: Animal health and welfare Vol. 3 (2018) p. 3 - 29 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alejandro_ramirez/52/
This is a chapter from Wiseman, J. Achieving sustainable production of pig meat: Animal health and welfare, vol. 3. Ed. Julian Wiseman, University of Nottingham, UK. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; No. 25. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing (2018). DOI: 10.19103/AS.2017.0013.14. Posted with permission.