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Some of the most economically damaging diseases to the global pig sector are caused by enteric bacterial pathogens which can affect overall animal health, productivity and survivability. In order to prevent and manage the spread of disease, a greater understanding of how these diseases occur and how to overcome animal defence barriers is required.
Enteric bacterial pathogens of pigs: Prevention and management provides a detailed overview of some of the key enteric bacterial pathogens of pigs, focussing specifically on Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Lawsonia intracellularis and Brachyspira. The book considers recent advances in understanding pathogen-host interactions in the developing gut, ways of boosting immunity in young animals, modes of transmission, as well as best practices for disease detection and management.
Dr Juliana Bonin Ferreira is an Associate Clinical Professor of Swine Health and Production Medicine at North Carolina State University, USA. Her research interests include swine health and production, infectious diseases and epidemiology. Dr Bonin Ferreira has published several journal articles on the subject in leading journals such as The Canadian Veterinary Journal, American Journal of Veterinary Research and the Journal of Swine Health and Production.
Part 1 Particular pathogens
- 1.Advances in understanding E. coli infection in pigs: an overview: Joana Isabel Reis Castro, National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Portugal;
- 2.Advances in understanding E. coli infection at the neonatal and nursery stages for pigs: Andrea Luppi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Italy;
- 3.Advances in understanding Salmonella infection at the neonatal and nursery stages of pigs: Raul Carlos Mainar Jaime, University of Zaragoza, Spain;
- 4.Advances in understanding Lawsonia intracellularis infection in pigs: an overview: Steve McOrist, Scolexia, Australia;
- 5.Advances in understanding Brachyspira infection in pigs: an overview: Ana Carvajal, University of León, Spain;
- 6.Advances in understanding Brachyspira infection at the grower-finisher stage of pigs: Matheus De Olivetti Costa, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;
Part 2 Disease detection and management
- 7.Advances in on-farm detection of bacteria and other infectious pathogens of pigs: Maria Jose Clavijo, Iowa State University, USA;
- 8.Control measures to prevent spread of bacterial diseases in pigs: Per Wallgren, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Sweden;
- 9.Advances in toxoid vaccines to prevent bacterial diseases in pigs: Weiping Zhang, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, USA;