In Vitro Screening of Non-Antibiotic Components to Mitigate Intestinal Lesions Caused by , and Serovar Typhimurium.

Swine dysentery, ileitis, and porcine salmonellosis are production-limiting diseases of global importance for swine production. They are caused by infection with , , and serovar Typhimurium, respectively. Currently, the prevention, treatment, and control of these diseases still relies on antimicrobials.

Automatic dose verification system for breast radiotherapy: Method validation, contour propagation and DVH parameters evaluation.

Purpose: Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) strategies allow detecting and monitoring anatomical changes during external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). However, assessing the dosimetric impact of anatomical changes is not straightforward. In current IGRT strategies dose volume histograms (DVH) are not available due to lack of contours and dose recalculations on the cone-beam CT (CBCT) scan.

Serotonin receptors and their association with the immune system in the gastrointestinal tract of weaning piglets.

Background: Immune cell activation and perpetuation of inflammation have been attributed to the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT). Our hypothesis was that the 5-HT system plays a role in GI health and immunity in post-weaning piglets. A disruption of the 5-HT system post-weaning with transcriptional upregulation of 5-HT receptors may be linked to increased cytokine mRNA abundance and immune system activation.

Weaning causes a prolonged but transient change in immune gene expression in the intestine of piglets.

Controlling gut inflammation is important in managing gut disorders in the piglet after weaning. Establishing patterns of inflammation markers in the time subsequent to weaning is important for future research to determine whether interventions are effective in controlling gut inflammation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the intestinal inflammatory response during the postweaning period in piglets.

The effects of synergistic blend of organic acid or antibiotic growth promoter on performance and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria in grow-finish pigs.

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of Selacid Green Growth (GG) or antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) on the performance and economics of grow-finish (GF) pigs. The Selacid GG is a blend of short-chain fatty acids (formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, propionic acid, citric acid, and sorbic acid), buffered organic acid (ammonium formate), and a combination of medium-chain fatty acids (C8, C10, and C12). A total of 312 grower pigs (Yorkshire × Landrace × Duroc) with initial body weight (BW) of 26.

Descriptive and multivariate analysis of the pig sector in Georgia and its implications for disease transmission.

Background: Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region with a traditional backyard and highly variable pig farming system. The practices of such sectors have seldom been described and analyzed to better understand their implication in the introduction and spread of infectious pig diseases. Moreover, the Georgian pig sector was badly hit by an epidemic of African swine fever in 2007 that quickly spread throughout the region.