OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Porcine Health Management is 6. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Biosecurity in pig farms: a review	91
Application of an economic calculator to determine the cost of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome at farm-level in 21 pig herds in Germany	47
Post-weaning diarrhea in pigs weaned without medicinal zinc: risk factors, pathogen dynamics, and association to growth rate	36
Infection dynamics and persistence of hepatitis E virus on pig farms – a review	32
Future perspectives on swine viral vaccines: where are we headed?	28
Effects of different short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on gene expression of proteins involved in barrier function in IPEC-J2	27
Current and prospective control strategies of influenza A virus in swine	26
Pathogenicity of an African swine fever virus strain isolated in Vietnam and alternative diagnostic specimens for early detection of viral infection	25
A 10-year trend in piglet pre-weaning mortality in breeding herds associated with sow herd size and number of piglets born alive	24
Antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. is influenced by production system, antimicrobial use, and biosecurity measures on Spanish pig farms	23
Are pigs overestimated as a source of zoonotic influenza viruses?	17
Supplementation of a β-mannanase enzyme reduces post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use in piglets on an alternative diet with additional soybean meal	17
Proposed virulence-associated genes of Streptococcus suis isolates from the United States serve as predictors of pathogenicity	15
Management practices related to the control of gastrointestinal parasites on Swedish pig farms	14
A systematic review of influenza A virus prevalence and transmission dynamics in backyard swine populations globally	14
Occurrence of Salmonella Typhimurium and its monophasic variant (4, [5],12:i:-) in healthy and clinically ill pigs in northern Italy	14
Impact of maternally derived immunity on immune responses elicited by piglet early vaccination against the most common pathogens involved in porcine respiratory disease complex	14
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	13
Characterization and management of interaction risks between livestock and wild ungulates on outdoor pig farms in Spain	13
Using nontargeted LC-MS metabolomics to identify the Association of Biomarkers in pig feces with feed efficiency	12
Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners and fattening pigs	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
Mycoplasma hyorhinis as a possible cause of fibrinopurulent meningitis in pigs? - a case series	11
The economic impact of endemic respiratory disease in pigs and related interventions - a systematic review	11
Bacteriospermia and its antimicrobial resistance in relation to boar sperm quality during short-term storage with or without antibiotics in a tropical environment	11

Introduction of a PRRSV-1 strain of increased virulence in a pig production structure in Spain: virus evolution and impact on production	11
Mechanisms and applications of probiotics in prevention and treatment of swine diseases	10
Persistence of African swine fever virus on porous and non-porous fomites at environmental temperatures	10
Effect of porcine immature oocyte vitrification on oocyte-cumulus cell gap junctional intercellular communication	9
Purchasing policy, quarantine and acclimation practices of breeding gilts in Belgian pig farms	9
Salmonella Typhimurium environmental reduction in a farrow-to-finish pig herd using a live attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine	9
Gluconic acid improves performance of newly weaned piglets associated with alterations in gut microbiome and fermentation	9
Experimental infectious challenge in pigs leads to elevated fecal calprotectin levels following colitis, but not enteritis	9
Prevalence of mycoplasma-like lung lesions in pigs from commercial farms from Spain and Portugal	9
Comparison of different detection methods for Ascaris suum infection on Austrian swine farms	8
Effects of dietary supplementation with a carvacrol–cinnamaldehyde–thymol blend on growth performance and intestinal health of nursery pigs	8
Farm characteristics affecting antibiotic consumption in pig farms in England	8
Differences in gene expression and variable splicing events of ovaries between large and small litter size in Chinese Xiang pigs	8
A bio-economic simulation study on the association between key performance indicators and pluck lesions in Irish farrow-to-finish pig farms	8
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	8
An observational field study of porcine post-weaning diarrhea: clinical and microbiological findings, and fecal pH-measurements as a potential diagnostic tool	8
Adding value to food chain information: using data on pig welfare and antimicrobial use on-farm to predict meat inspection outcomes	7
DNA damage in cumulus cells generated after the vitrification of in vitro matured porcine oocytes and its impact on fertilization and embryo development	7
Health monitoring of finishing pigs by secondary data use – a longitudinal analysis	7
Performance and risk factors associated with first antibiotic treatment in two herds, raising pigs without antibiotics	7
Porcine ear necrosis in weaned piglets: prevalence and impact on daily weight gain	7
Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018	7
Correlations between lung pneumonic lesions and serologic status for key respiratory pathogens in slaughtered pigs in northern Uganda	7
Comparison of expression profiles between undifferentiated and differentiated porcine IPEC-J2 cells	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
The effects of boar on susceptibility to swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome in piglets	6
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	6
Utilization and reproductive performance of gilts in large-scale pig farming system with different production levels in China: a descriptive study	6
Longitudinal piglet sampling in commercial sow farms highlights the challenge of PRRSV detection	6
Evaluation of different point-of-care tests to characterize the vaginal discharge of sows after parturition and parameters’ correlation with subsequent reproductive performance	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
Prioritization of pig farm biosecurity for control of Salmonella and hepatitis E virus infections: results of a European expert opinion elicitation	6
Machine learning based personalized promotion strategy of piglets weaned per sow per year in large-scale pig farms	6
CircRNAs in Xiang pig ovaries among diestrus and estrus stages	6
Porcine hemothropic mycoplasmas infection associated with productive impact in intensive pig production	6
The effect of piglet vitality, birth order, and blood lactate on the piglet growth performances and preweaning survival	6
Epidemiology of Astrovirus, Norovirus and Sapovirus in Greek pig farms indicates high prevalence of Mamastrovirus suggesting the potential need for systematic surveillance	6
Exploratory field study on the effects of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) sow vaccination at different physiological stages mimicking blanket vaccination	6
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	6
Cough associated with the detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA in clinical and environmental specimens under controlled conditions	6