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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of mixing at weaning and nutrient density of the weaner diet on growth performance and welfare of pigs to slaughter	59
Description of patterns of ear and tail lesions during the grower-finisher period in a commercial pig farm	41
Early behavioral indicators of aberrant feces in newly-weaned piglets	34
Are biters sick? Health status of tail biters in comparison to control pigs	33
Systematic review and meta-analysis on the diagnostic accuracy of various detection methods for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus	30
Introduction of a PRRSV-1 strain of increased virulence in a pig production structure in Spain: virus evolution and impact on production	26
Supplementation of glutamine in a short-term boar semen extender during 17°C holding time enhances post-thaw sperm quality for cryopreservation	24
Topical wound-care products and their effects on healing, inflammatory biomarkers, and growth in piglets undergoing castration	24
Characterization of a Pasteurella multocida type A strain associated with a severe bronchopneumonia outbreak in gilts	23
Dietary steviol glycosides mixture supplementation modulates the gene expression of gut chemoreceptors and enhances the antioxidant capacity in weaned piglets	23
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
Influenza A virus infection dynamics in two sow herds and effects of interventions	21
Field trial: disinfection of contaminated anesthetic masks for piglets	21
Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms	20
Swinepox virus: an unusual outbreak in free-range pig farms in Sicily (Italy)	20
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis in a Swedish gilt-producing herd, a case report	19
Comparative analysis of ECG records depending on body position in domestic swine (Sus scrofa domestica)	17
Farm management practices, biosecurity and influenza a virus detection in swine farms: a comprehensive study in Colombia	15
Characterising responses in group-housed pigs to Salmonella typhimurium infection through integrated computer vision–based behavioural monitoring and statistical analyses	15
Salivary and serum haptoglobin, adenosine deaminase, and immunoglobulin G in growing pigs	15
Prevention of umbilical outpouchings and mortality in pigs: Meloxicam, tying, cutting, and chlorhexidine versus amoxicillin or no treatment? A clinical field trial	14
Cross-sectional study of Mycoplasma hyopharyngis, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae in the tonsils of fattening pigs from Central-Eastern Europe	14
The first detection of swine orthopneumovirus in a pig farm in Sweden: a case report	13
Effects of β-glucan on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium swine colonization and microbiota alterations	13
Can immunocrit be used as a monitoring tool for swine vaccination and infection studies?	13

Disease-associated Streptococcus suis (DASS) in lactation: detection patterns and implications for control	12
Risk assessment for Brucella suis biovar 2 in Danish pigs	12
Analysing biomarkers in oral fluid from pigs: influence of collection strategy and age of the pig	11
Detecting ear lesions in slaughtered pigs through open-source convolutional neural networks	11
Detection and quantification by molecular techniques of early infection by Lawsonia intracellularis in suckling piglets	11
Sex-based differences in the distribution of Aujeszky’s disease-seropositive Japanese wild boar	11
Factors influencing the bone mineral density in Duroc boars	11
Comparison of efficacy of needle-free injection versus injection by needle for iron supplementation of piglets: a double blind randomized controlled trial	10
Risk of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus introduction into Danish pig farms: a register-based study	10
Influence of parity and reproductive stage on the prevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in breeding animals in belgian farrow-to-finish pig herds	10
Impact of supplementation with dihydroxylated vitamin D3 on performance parameters and gut health in weaned Iberian piglets under indoor/outdoor conditions	10
The impact of swine diseases on total factor productivity of pig farms of different scales in China	10
Economic feasibility of interventions targeted at decreasing piglet perinatal and pre-weaning mortality across European countries	10
Short communication: Estimation of the dietary standardized ileal digestible valine to lysine ratio required for 40 to 130 kg pigs during the finisher periods	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
Effects of synthetized porcine follicle-stimulating hormone and synthetized human chorionic gonadotropin on reproductive efficiency in pigs	9
Genomic characteristics and epidemic trends of NADC30-like PRRSV in China	9
Part I: understanding pain in pigs—basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy	9
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	9
Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility of Glaesserella parasuis from different pig production systems in Taiwan between 2015 and 2020	9
Evaluation of PCV2 vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy using ELISpot to detect virus-specific memory B cells	9
In vitro evaluation of gentamicin activity against Spanish field isolates of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae	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
A single recall vaccination lapse in sows triggers PRRSV resurgence and boosts viral genetic diversity	8
Animal welfare and sustainability in pork production: a pilot study of farmer and veterinarian perspectives in North America	8
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus – a case report of sudden death in a German sow farm	8
Correction to: Is a new generation of mycotoxin clay adsorbents safe in a pig’s diet?	7
Porcine ear necrosis in nursery piglets is preceded by oral manipulations of the ear	7
The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies	7
Effects of cloprostenol sodium and carbetocin on synchronous parturition and colostrum composition in large white sows	7
Development of a urogenital scoring system and evaluation of macroscopic parameters influencing the sexual cycle in slaughtered sows	7
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus: a model for coronavirus persistence and immune escape in intensive livestock systems	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
Accelerating sow nursing behavior monitoring with modified YOLO11n architecture and TensorRT integration	7
Effect of Ningxiang pig-derived Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation on the growth performance, lipid metabolism, and gut microbiota of finishing pigs	7
A proposal of a fecal scoring system based on physicochemical analyses of suckling pig feces	7
Foot lesions and forelimb skin abrasions in suckling piglets: development and risk factors	7
Pathobiological analysis of African swine fever virus contact-exposed pigs and estimation of the basic reproduction number of the virus in Vietnam	7
Impact of phage therapy in post-weaning piglets challenged with ETEC strain in a controlled minitrial	6
Occurrence of claw asymmetries in fattening pigs and potential impact on the development of sole ulcerations	6
The functional evaluation of Pichia pastoris hydrolysate as a protein source partial replacement of soybean meal in diets of growing-finishing pigs	6
Dietary 5-hydroxytryptophan supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal health of weaned piglets	6
Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig	6
Feed intake patterns of modern genetics lactating sows: characterization and effect of the reproductive parameters	6
Evaluating postmortem tongue fluids as a tool for monitoring PRRSV and IAV in the post-wean phases of swine production	6
First molecular detection of porcine rotavirus B (RVB) in Poland – case study and genome analysis	6
Retrospective assessment of porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from pigs affected by different clinical-pathological conditions	6
High incidence of stillbirths in a free farrowing system linked to uterotonic misuse and improper farrowing management: a case report	6