Special Issue "Porcine Herd Health Management"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Pigs".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pig; porcine herd health management; porcine medicine; swine diseases; animal welfare; reproduction; vaccinology; alternatives to antibiotics
Interests: dairy cattle internal medicine; small ruminant internal medicine; farm animal husbandry; animal welfare
Interests: pig; porcine herd health management; porcine medicine; swine diseases; animal welfare; vaccinology; alternatives to antibiotics
Interests: pig; porcine herd health management; porcine medicine; porcine reproduction; swine diseases; animal welfare; vaccinology; alternatives to antibiotics; mycotoxins; mycotoxin adsorbents
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Designing and communicating health strategies for swine herds requires a very different approach to that used for individual animals. Health disorders in swine farms are generally caused by multiple factors, including infectious and non-infectious agents. For this reason, the clinical picture of health problems in swine farms results usually from the interaction of pathogens, management and environmental factors.
Moreover, health management plays a key role in the productivity of farms. In field conditions, veterinarians have to develop and follow a herd health program, including special issues on diagnosis, treatments, vaccinations, nutrition and biosecurity. Herd health management is also important for the producers in order to ensure the health status and the productivity of the farm. Therefore, it is important to understand the fundamental terms of herd health management strategies in order to monitor and review health issues, risk factors and diagnostic tools that can be used to improve the health and productive parameters of swine farms.
Original manuscripts that address any aspects of porcine herd health management are sought for this Special Issue. Topics of special interest are porcine herd health management, porcine medicine, swine diseases and reproduction, genetics, housing, nutrition and epidemiology. Additional topics include aspects of animal welfare and ethics, legislation, food safety and biosecurity.
Dr. Vasileios Papatsiros
Dr. Dimitris A. Gougoulis
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- porcine herd health management
- porcine medicine
- swine diseases
- reproduction
- animal welfare
- nutrition
- epidemiology and biosecurity