OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Porcine Health Management is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of mixing at weaning and nutrient density of the weaner diet on growth performance and welfare of pigs to slaughter	66
Supplementation of glutamine in a short-term boar semen extender during 17°C holding time enhances post-thaw sperm quality for cryopreservation	45
Topical wound-care products and their effects on healing, inflammatory biomarkers, and growth in piglets undergoing castration	35
Description of patterns of ear and tail lesions during the grower-finisher period in a commercial pig farm	33
Dietary steviol glycosides mixture supplementation modulates the gene expression of gut chemoreceptors and enhances the antioxidant capacity in weaned piglets	30
Characterization of a Pasteurella multocida type A strain associated with a severe bronchopneumonia outbreak in gilts	27
Systematic review and meta-analysis on the diagnostic accuracy of various detection methods for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus	26
Introduction of a PRRSV-1 strain of increased virulence in a pig production structure in Spain: virus evolution and impact on production	24
Are biters sick? Health status of tail biters in comparison to control pigs	23
Early behavioral indicators of aberrant feces in newly-weaned piglets	22
Experimental efficacy of vaccination of weaned piglets with a modified-live commercial PRRS virus vaccine against the challenge with a Spanish highly virulent PRRSV-1 strain	22
Field trial: disinfection of contaminated anesthetic masks for piglets	21
Swinepox virus: an unusual outbreak in free-range pig farms in Sicily (Italy)	20
Characterising responses in group-housed pigs to Salmonella typhimurium infection through integrated computer vision–based behavioural monitoring and statistical analyses	19
Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms	17
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis in a Swedish gilt-producing herd, a case report	16
Salivary and serum haptoglobin, adenosine deaminase, and immunoglobulin G in growing pigs	15
Comparative analysis of ECG records depending on body position in domestic swine (Sus scrofa domestica)	15
Farm management practices, biosecurity and influenza a virus detection in swine farms: a comprehensive study in Colombia	15
Influenza A virus infection dynamics in two sow herds and effects of interventions	14
Prevention of umbilical outpouchings and mortality in pigs: Meloxicam, tying, cutting, and chlorhexidine versus amoxicillin or no treatment? A clinical field trial	14
Effects of β-glucan on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium swine colonization and microbiota alterations	14
Cross-sectional study of Mycoplasma hyopharyngis, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae in the tonsils of fattening pigs from Central-Eastern Europe	13
The first detection of swine orthopneumovirus in a pig farm in Sweden: a case report	13
Disease-associated Streptococcus suis (DASS) in lactation: detection patterns and implications for control	12

Can immunocrit be used as a monitoring tool for swine vaccination and infection studies?	12
Analysing biomarkers in oral fluid from pigs: influence of collection strategy and age of the pig	11
Detection and quantification by molecular techniques of early infection by Lawsonia intracellularis in suckling piglets	11
Factors influencing the bone mineral density in Duroc boars	11
Sex-based differences in the distribution of Aujeszky’s disease-seropositive Japanese wild boar	10
Effects of synthetized porcine follicle-stimulating hormone and synthetized human chorionic gonadotropin on reproductive efficiency in pigs	10
Impact of supplementation with dihydroxylated vitamin D3 on performance parameters and gut health in weaned Iberian piglets under indoor/outdoor conditions	10
Risk assessment for Brucella suis biovar 2 in Danish pigs	10
Evaluation of PCV2 vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy using ELISpot to detect virus-specific memory B cells	10
Detecting ear lesions in slaughtered pigs through open-source convolutional neural networks	10
The impact of swine diseases on total factor productivity of pig farms of different scales in China	10
Part I: understanding pain in pigs—basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy	10
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus – a case report of sudden death in a German sow farm	9
Analysis of the drivers of ASF introduction into the officially approved pig compartments in South Africa and implications for the revision of biosecurity standards	9
Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility of Glaesserella parasuis from different pig production systems in Taiwan between 2015 and 2020	9
In vitro evaluation of gentamicin activity against Spanish field isolates of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae	9
Risk of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus introduction into Danish pig farms: a register-based study	9
Animal welfare and sustainability in pork production: a pilot study of farmer and veterinarian perspectives in North America	9
Genomic characteristics and epidemic trends of NADC30-like PRRSV in China	9
Comparison of efficacy of needle-free injection versus injection by needle for iron supplementation of piglets: a double blind randomized controlled trial	9
Veterinary antimicrobials practices for swine mycoplasmoses: a field survey and comparison with scientific and regulatory recommendations	8
Gastric ulcers in finishing pigs: the evaluation of selected non-dietary risk factors and impact on production performance	8
Efficacy of intranasal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on pain responses in castrated and tail-docked piglets	8
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus: a model for coronavirus persistence and immune escape in intensive livestock systems	8
Serum IgA and bactericidal immunity against Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is increasing between 2 and 6 weeks of age in a farm with autogenous bacterin vaccination pre-farrowing, while specific matern	8
A single recall vaccination lapse in sows triggers PRRSV resurgence and boosts viral genetic diversity	8
Short communication: Estimation of the dietary standardized ileal digestible valine to lysine ratio required for 40 to 130 kg pigs during the finisher periods	8
First molecular detection of porcine rotavirus B (RVB) in Poland – case study and genome analysis	7
Longitudinal study on the influence of sow and piglet vaccination on seroprevalence of Salmonella Typhimurium in rearing pigs and at slaughter in a farrow-to-finish production system	7
Porcine ear necrosis in nursery piglets is preceded by oral manipulations of the ear	7
Development of a urogenital scoring system and evaluation of macroscopic parameters influencing the sexual cycle in slaughtered sows	7
Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig	7
Accelerating sow nursing behavior monitoring with modified YOLO11n architecture and TensorRT integration	7
The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies	7
A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces	7
Pathobiological analysis of African swine fever virus contact-exposed pigs and estimation of the basic reproduction number of the virus in Vietnam	7
Effects of cloprostenol sodium and carbetocin on synchronous parturition and colostrum composition in large white sows	7
Foot lesions and forelimb skin abrasions in suckling piglets: development and risk factors	7
Effect of Ningxiang pig-derived Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation on the growth performance, lipid metabolism, and gut microbiota of finishing pigs	7