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Papers

(The median citation count of Porcine Health Management is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Biosecurity in pig farms: a review	69
African swine fever vaccines: a promising work still in progress	65
Application of an economic calculator to determine the cost of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome at farm-level in 21 pig herds in Germany	40
Guidelines for oral fluid-based surveillance of viral pathogens in swine	37
Major swine viral diseases: an Asian perspective after the African swine fever introduction	35
Post-weaning diarrhea in pigs weaned without medicinal zinc: risk factors, pathogen dynamics, and association to growth rate	29
Antimicrobial resistance profile and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), AmpC beta-lactamases and colistin resistance (mcr) genes in Escherichia coli from swine between 1999 and 20	29
Infection dynamics and persistence of hepatitis E virus on pig farms – a review	29
A critical review speculating on the protective efficacies of autogenous Streptococcus suis bacterins as used in Europe	29
Pathogenicity of an African swine fever virus strain isolated in Vietnam and alternative diagnostic specimens for early detection of viral infection	23
Future perspectives on swine viral vaccines: where are we headed?	21
Current and prospective control strategies of influenza A virus in swine	21
A 10-year trend in piglet pre-weaning mortality in breeding herds associated with sow herd size and number of piglets born alive	21
Farm data analysis for lifetime performance components of sows and their predictors in breeding herds	20
Effects of different short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on gene expression of proteins involved in barrier function in IPEC-J2	17
Antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. is influenced by production system, antimicrobial use, and biosecurity measures on Spanish pig farms	17
Biosafety steps in the manufacturing process of spray-dried plasma: a review with emphasis on the use of ultraviolet irradiation as a redundant biosafety procedure	16
Supplementation of a β-mannanase enzyme reduces post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use in piglets on an alternative diet with additional soybean meal	15
Quantification, description and international comparison of antimicrobial use on Irish pig farms	15
Objective pathogen monitoring in nursery and finisher pigs by monthly laboratory diagnostic testing	14
Proposed virulence-associated genes of Streptococcus suis isolates from the United States serve as predictors of pathogenicity	14
A systematic review of influenza A virus prevalence and transmission dynamics in backyard swine populations globally	13
Are pigs overestimated as a source of zoonotic influenza viruses?	13
Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners and fattening pigs	12
Modelling infectious viral diseases in swine populations: a state of the art	12

Effect of space allowance and mixing on growth performance and body lesions of grower-finisher pigs in pens with a single wet-dry feeder	12
Management practices related to the control of gastrointestinal parasites on Swedish pig farms	12
Using nontargeted LC-MS metabolomics to identify the Association of Biomarkers in pig feces with feed efficiency	11
Production losses five months after outbreak with a recombinant of two PRRSV vaccine strains in 13 Danish sow herds	11
Occurrence of Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant (4, [5],12:i:-) in healthy and clinically ill pigs in northern Italy	11
Longitudinal study of the mcr-1 gene prevalence in Spanish food-producing pigs from 1998 to 2021 and its relationship with the use of polymyxins	11
Prevalence of mycoplasma-like lung lesions in pigs from commercial farms from Spain and Portugal	10
Mycoplasma hyorhinis as a possible cause of fibrinopurulent meningitis in pigs? - a case series	10
Fibre supply for breeding sows and its effects on social behaviour in group-housed sows and performance during lactation	9
Impact of maternally derived immunity on immune responses elicited by piglet early vaccination against the most common pathogens involved in porcine respiratory disease complex	9
Characterization and management of interaction risks between livestock and wild ungulates on outdoor pig farms in Spain	9
Salmonella Typhimurium environmental reduction in a farrow-to-finish pig herd using a live attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine	9
Persistence of African swine fever virus on porous and non-porous fomites at environmental temperatures	9
Frequency of infection with Mycoplasma suis in gestating sows using qPCR on ten commercial French herds, and impact of the infection on clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters	8
Gluconic acid improves performance of newly weaned piglets associated with alterations in gut microbiome and fermentation	8
A bio-economic simulation study on the association between key performance indicators and pluck lesions in Irish farrow-to-finish pig farms	8
Effect of porcine immature oocyte vitrification on oocyte-cumulus cell gap junctional intercellular communication	7
Purchasing policy, quarantine and acclimation practices of breeding gilts in Belgian pig farms	7
Introduction of a PRRSV-1 strain of increased virulence in a pig production structure in Spain: virus evolution and impact on production	7
Mechanisms and applications of probiotics in prevention and treatment of swine diseases	7
Performance and risk factors associated with first antibiotic treatment in two herds, raising pigs without antibiotics	7
Experimental infectious challenge in pigs leads to elevated fecal calprotectin levels following colitis, but not enteritis	7
PRRSV detection by qPCR in processing fluids and serum samples collected in a positive stable breeding herd following mass vaccination of sows with a modified live vaccine	7
Herd-level risk factors for chronic pleurisy in finishing pigs: a case-control study	6
The effect of piglet vitality, birth order, and blood lactate on the piglet growth performances and preweaning survival	6
The effects of boar on susceptibility to swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome in piglets	6
Identification of two divergent swine Noroviruses detected at the slaughterhouse in North East Italy	6
Comparison of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine circovirus 2 commercial vaccines efficacy when applied separate or combined under experimental conditions	6
Longitudinal piglet sampling in commercial sow farms highlights the challenge of PRRSV detection	6
Implementation and evaluation of different eradication strategies for Brachyspira hyodysenteriae	6
Adding value to food chain information: using data on pig welfare and antimicrobial use on-farm to predict meat inspection outcomes	6
Prioritization of pig farm biosecurity for control of Salmonella and hepatitis E virus infections: results of a European expert opinion elicitation	6
Farm characteristics affecting antibiotic consumption in pig farms in England	6
Association between gastric content fluidity and pars oesophageal ulcers in nursery pigs: a cross-sectional study of high-risk Danish herds using commercial feed	6
Differences in gene expression and variable splicing events of ovaries between large and small litter size in Chinese Xiang pigs	6
Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of a water soluble formulation of tylvalosin in the control of enzootic pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida in pigs	6
Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018	6
Correlations between lung pneumonic lesions and serologic status for key respiratory pathogens in slaughtered pigs in northern Uganda	6
Health monitoring of finishing pigs by secondary data use – a longitudinal analysis	6
Effects of dietary supplementation with a carvacrol–cinnamaldehyde–thymol blend on growth performance and intestinal health of nursery pigs	5
Comparison of different detection methods for Ascaris suum infection on Austrian swine farms	5
Identifying challenges to manage body weight variation in pig farms implementing all-in-all-out management practices and their possible implications for animal health: a case study	5
Exploratory field study on the effects of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) sow vaccination at different physiological stages mimicking blanket vaccination	5
Effect of spray-dried porcine plasma in peripartum sow feed on subsequent litter size	5
Utilization and reproductive performance of gilts in large-scale pig farming system with different production levels in China: a descriptive study	5
Evaluation of different point-of-care tests to characterize the vaginal discharge of sows after parturition and parameters’ correlation with subsequent reproductive performance	5
Associations between animal and herd management factors, serological response to three respiratory pathogens and pluck lesions in finisher pigs on a farrow-to-finish farm	5
DNA damage in cumulus cells generated after the vitrification of in vitro matured porcine oocytes and its impact on fertilization and embryo development	5
Porcine ear necrosis in weaned piglets: prevalence and impact on daily weight gain	5
Bacteriospermia and its antimicrobial resistance in relation to boar sperm quality during short-term storage with or without antibiotics in a tropical environment	5

Epidemiology of Astrovirus, Norovirus and Sapovirus in Greek pig farms indicates high prevalence of Mamastrovirus suggesting the potential need for systematic surveillance	5
Correlation of Lawsonia intracellularis positivity in quantitative PCR and herd factors in European pig herds	4
Successful eradication of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from the Norwegian pig population – 10 years later	4
Histopathological and microbiological study of porcine lymphadenitis: contributions to diagnosis and control of the disease	4
CircRNAs in Xiang pig ovaries among diestrus and estrus stages	4
An observational field study of porcine post-weaning diarrhea: clinical and microbiological findings, and fecal pH-measurements as a potential diagnostic tool	4
Haematological reference intervals of sows at end gestation in ten French herds, the impact of parity on haematological parameters and the consequences on reproductive performance	4
A case of pericarditis caused by Mycoplasma hyorhinis in a weaned piglet	4
Efficacy of a novel intradermal Lawsonia intracellularis vaccine in pigs against experimental infection and under field conditions	4
Occurrence of Escherichia coli non-susceptible to quinolones in faecal samples from fluoroquinolone-treated, contact and control pigs of different ages from 24 Swiss pig farms	4
Preference and possible consumption of provided enrichment and bedding materials and disinfectant powder by growing pigs	4
Evaluation of classical swine fever E2 (CSF-E2) subunit vaccine efficacy in the prevention of virus transmission and impact of maternal derived antibody interference in field farm applications	4
Data from routine meat inspection is a poor indicator of the prevalence of tail lesions in undocked pigs	4
Urinary tract infections in culled sows from Greek herds: prevalence and associations between findings of histopathology, bacteriology and urinalysis	4
Porcine hemothropic mycoplasmas infection associated with productive impact in intensive pig production	4
Comparison of expression profiles between undifferentiated and differentiated porcine IPEC-J2 cells	3
Fermented rye with Agaricus subrufescens and mannan-rich hydrolysate based feed additive to modulate post-weaning piglet immune response	3
Genomic variability of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae within pig lung lobes	3
Relevance of Leptospira in boar and for the development of alternative antimicrobial concepts in boar semen preservation	3
Serotonin receptors and their association with the immune system in the gastrointestinal tract of weaning piglets	3
Circulating serogroups of Leptospira in swine from a 7-year study in France (2011–2017)	3
Effectiveness and costs of interventions to reduce the within-farm Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence on pig farms in the Netherlands	3
The role of gilts in transmission dynamics of swine influenza virus and impacts of vaccination strategies and quarantine management	3
Evaluation of carcass quality, body and pulmonary lesions detected at the abattoir in heavy pigs subjected or not to tail docking	3
Guanidine acetic acid supplementation altered plasma and tissue free amino acid profiles in finishing pigs	3
Study on the influence of different production factors on PSY and its correlation	3
Findings and measures to eradicate methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 7 spa-type t091 in two Norwegian pig farms: a case report	3
The mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) can deteriorate vaccination efficacy against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) at subtoxic levels	3
The economic impact of endemic respiratory disease in pigs and related interventions - a systematic review	3
Dynamics and chronology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain 232 infection in experimentally inoculated swine	3
Cough associated with the detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA in clinical and environmental specimens under controlled conditions	3
A case of eagle fern (Pteridium aquilinum) poisoning on a pig farm	3
Is a new generation of mycotoxin clay adsorbents safe in a pig’s diet?	3
Influence of parity and reproductive stage on the prevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in breeding animals in belgian farrow-to-finish pig herds	3
Correction to: Biosecurity in pig farms: a review	3
The impact of parturition induction with cloprostenol on immunological parameters in the sow colostrum	3
Effects of β-glucan on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium swine colonization and microbiota alterations	3
In the presence of non-neutralising maternally derived antibodies, intradermal and intramuscular vaccination with a modified live vaccine against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 1	3
Blood and faecal biomarkers to assess dietary energy, protein and amino acid efficiency of utilization by growing and finishing pigs	3