A5075841938- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- dental development and anomalies
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
Swedish Veterinary Agency
2016-2023
Uppsala University
2014-2020
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2009-2019
High antimicrobial usage and the threat of resistance highlighted need for reduced in pig production. Prevention disease however, is necessary to obtain a treatment. This study aimed at assessing possible associations between biosecurity level, farm production characteristics order advice on best practices low maximum animal health A cross-sectional was conducted 227 farrow-to-finish herds Belgium, France, Germany Sweden December 2012 2013. Associations status, usage, parameters were...
Disease prevention through biosecurity measures is believed to be an important factor for improvement of the overall health status in animal production. This study aimed at assessing levels implementation pig production four European Union (EU) countries and describe possible associations between level farm characteristics. A cross-sectional was conducted 232 farrow-to-finish herds Belgium, France, Germany Sweden December 2012 2013. The each these described quantified by using risk-based...
To establish a consensus defined daily dose animal (DDDA) for each active substance (AS) and administration route porcine veterinary antimicrobial products authorized in four European countries, thus allowing cross-country quantification comparison of usage data.All use Belgium, France, Germany Sweden were listed route. First, separate DDDAs product based on the recommended dosing main indication. Second, DDDA was established by taking mean within certain category AS plus...
SUMMARY A total of 207 wild rodents were caught on nine pig farms, five chicken farms and non-farm locations in Sweden surveyed for a selection bacteria, parasites viruses. Lawsonia intracellularia pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica only detected (9% 8% prevalence, respectively) which indicate that these agents are more likely to be transmitted from pigs or the environment infected farms. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (1%), intermedia (2%), Campylobacter jejuni (4%), upsaliensis leptospires...
Rodents can cause major problems through spreading various diseases to animals and humans. The two main species of rodents most commonly found on farms around the world are house mouse (Mus musculus) brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). Both omnivorous breed year-round under favourable conditions. This review describes occurrence pathogens in specialist pig chicken farms, which usually closed units with a high level bio-security. However, wild may be difficult exclude completely, even from these...
Biosecurity measures are important tools to maintain animal health in pig herds. Within the MINAPIG project, whose overall aim is evaluate strategies raise pigs with less antimicrobial use, biosecurity was evaluated medium large farrow-to-finish herds Sweden. In 60 more than 100 sows, level using a previously developed protocol (BioCheck). detailed questionnaire, internal and external scored six subcategories each. An score for also provided. Information regarding production parameters as...
Summary Antimicrobial ( AM ) resistance is an increasing problem in human and veterinary medicine. To manage this problem, the usage of should be reduced pig farming, as well other areas. It important to investigate factors that influence both farmers' veterinarians' intentions reduce usage, which a prerequisite for developing intervention measures. We conducted mail survey among farmers N = 1,294) online veterinarians 334) Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden Switzerland. The assessed...
The reduction of antimicrobial usage (AMU) is in the focus modern pig production. objective this study was to assess effectiveness alternatives reduce AMU at herd level. In a prospective study, 68 farrow-to-finish herds located Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden were recruited on voluntary basis implement tailor-made intervention plans their AMU. Alternative measures included improvement biosecurity (
Pig farmers are strongly encouraged to reduce their antimicrobial usage because of the rising threat from resistance. However, such efforts should not compromise herd health status and performance. This study aimed describe profile so-called 'top-farms' that managed combine both high technical performance low usage. A cross-sectional was conducted among 227 farrow-to-finish farms in Belgium, France, Germany Sweden. Among them, 44 were allocated top-farms group compared with 'regular' terms...
Colonic spirochetosis, diagnosed based on the striking appearance in histological sections, still has an obscure clinical relevance, and only a few bacterial isolates from this condition have been characterized to date. In randomized, population-based study Stockholm, Sweden, 745 healthy individuals underwent colonoscopy with biopsy sampling. Of these individuals, 17 (2.3%) had colonic which was associated eosinophilic infiltration 3-fold-increased risk for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We...
Abstract Background Streptococcus suis is a major cause of meningitis, arthritis, and pneumonia in pigs worldwide, an emerging pathogen humans. In Sweden, S. has previously received little attention but recent years become increasingly recognized as affecting the pig production. The aim present study was to investigate occurrence, serotypes antimicrobial susceptibility Swedish grower from herds with without reported associated disease, well possible associations between disease selected...
SUMMARY Rodents are a potential source of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis . In order to study this, 190 rodents were captured sampled on seven pig farms ( n =110), five chicken =55) six other locations =25) in Sweden. Pigs from three the also =60). Pathogenic was detected by TaqMan PCR about 5% rodent samples 18% samples. Only caught tested positive for pathogen. bioserotype 4/O:3 strains isolated compared pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed high degree...
Periodontal disease is common in dogs and initiated by gingival plaque composed of several hundred bacterial species. Some these species have specifically been pointed out as potential periodontal pathogens, such Treponema spp. are difficult to culture therefore the majority detected culture-independent methods, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). This leaves many uncharacterized unnamed. In this study, treponemes were investigated from with varying degree aim describe their occurrence...
The prudent use of antimicrobials (AMs) should be widened in pig farming to reduce the risk AM resistance (AMR) human and veterinary medicine. It is therefore important understand farmers' motivators barriers usage (AMU) on their farms. authors investigated self-estimated levels AMU, perceived benefits risks need for AMs a cross-sectional survey Belgium, France, Germany Sweden. also compared these perceptions between four countries related them actual AMU. results showed that farmers who...
Pure Eurasian wild boars and/or hybrids with domestic pigs are present in the on most continents. These have been demonstrated to carry a large number of zoonotic and epizootic pathogens such as Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica Y. pseudotuberculosis. Wild boar populations throughout Europe growing more meat is being consumed, majority within homes hunters without having passed veterinary inspection. The aim this study was investigate if factors population density, level artificial...
Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing problem and reducing AM use critical in limiting its severity. The underlying causes of antimicrobial at pig farm level must be understood to select effective reduction measures. We previously showed that on Swedish farms comparatively low but varies between farms, although few are high users. In the present survey a convenience sample 60 farrow-to-finish herds Sweden, we investigated farmers' attitudes antimicrobials influence information provided...