Research Abstracts ? June 26 ? July 2

July 2, 2008 — 

The following is a list of research abstracts published recently which may be of interest to swine veterinarians.

1. Makris KC, Quazi S, Punamiya P, Sarkar D, Datta R., Fate of arsenic in Swine waste from concentrated animal feeding operations, J Environ Qual. 2008 Jun 23;37(4):1626-33. Print 2008 Jul-Aug.

2. S. Torrey, E. L. M. Toth Tamminga and T. M. Widowski, Effect of drinker type on water intake and waste in newly weaned piglets, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 1Z3, Canada; and and Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada.

3. Veerle Hautekiet, Verbeke Geert, Vandebroeck Marc and Geers Rony, Development of a sanitary risk index for Salmonella seroprevalence in Belgian pig farms, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 86, Issues 1-2, 15 August 2008, Pages 75-92.

4. Johnson J, Buddle R, Reid S, Armson A, Ryan UM, Prevalence of Cryptosporidium genotypes in pre and post-weaned pigs in Australia , Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jul;119(3):418-21. Epub 2008 Apr 14.

5. Cheng D, Zhao JJ, Li N, Sun Y, Zhou YJ, Zhu Y, Tian ZJ, Tu C, Tong GZ, Qiu HJ, Simultaneous detection of Classical swine fever virus and North American genotype Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus using a duplex real-time RT-PCR, J Virol Methods. 2008 Jun 24; [Epub ahead of print].

6. Buczaj A, Studies of the level of farmers' exposure to dust on private farms - based on fraction analyses, Ann Agric Environ Med. 2008;15(1):79-84.

7. Martelli P, Lavazza A, Nigrelli AD, Merialdi G, Alborali LG, Pensaert MB, Epidemic of diarrhoea caused by porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus in Italy, Vet Rec. 2008 Mar 8;162(10):307-10.

8. Rosengren LB, Waldner CL, Reid-Smith RJ, Harding JC, Gow SP, Wilkins WL, Antimicrobial use through feed, water, and injection in 20 swine farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Can J Vet Res. 2008;72(2):143-50.

9. Varga C, Rajiæ A, McFall ME, Reid-Smith RJ, Deckert AE, Pearl DL, Avery BP, Checkley SL, McEwen SA, Comparison of antimicrobial resistance in generic Escherichia coil and Salmonella spp. cultured from identical fecal samples in finishing swine, Can J Vet Res. 2008;72(2):181-7.

10. Varga C, Rajiæ A, McFall ME, Avery BP, Reid-Smith RJ, Deckert A, Checkley SL, McEwen SA, Antimicrobial resistance in generic Escherichia coli isolated from swine fecal samples in 90 Alberta finishing farms, Can J Vet Res. 2008;72(2):175-80.