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A novel Respiratory Health Score (RHS) supports a role of acute lung damage and pig breed in the course of an Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection.
BMC veterinary research - 21 Apr 2009
Hoeltig Doris, Hennig-Pauka Isabel, Thies Kerstin, Rehm Thomas, Beyerbach Martin, Strutzberg-Minder Katrin, Gerlach Gerald F, Waldmann Karl-Heinz
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BACKGROUND: Bacterial lung infections are a major cause of economic losses in the pig industry; they are responsible for approximately 50% of the antibiotics used in pigs and, therefore, also present an increasing concern to consumer protection agencies. In response to this changing market we investigated the feasibility of an old approach aimed at the breeding selection of more resistant pigs. As a first step in...
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