Disease control and specific pathogen free pig production

TY - ENCYC

T1 - Disease control and specific pathogen free pig production

AU - Nielsen, Jens Peter

PY - 2014/1/1

Y1 - 2014/1/1

N2 - Infectious disease management in pig herds may be based on either disease control or disease eradication. Disease control programs focus on immunity induced by vaccines or controlled infection, on antibiotic treatment of clinical and subclinical disease outbreaks, and on management programs that help making animals more robust and infections less likely to spread. Disease eradication programs rely on absence of infectious pathogens. Pig production in specific pathogen free herds is associated with a consistent increase in animal health, animal welfare, and productivity.

AB - Infectious disease management in pig herds may be based on either disease control or disease eradication. Disease control programs focus on immunity induced by vaccines or controlled infection, on antibiotic treatment of clinical and subclinical disease outbreaks, and on management programs that help making animals more robust and infections less likely to spread. Disease eradication programs rely on absence of infectious pathogens. Pig production in specific pathogen free herds is associated with a consistent increase in animal health, animal welfare, and productivity.

U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-384731-7.00020-9

DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-384731-7.00020-9

M3 - Encyclopedia chapter

VL - 2

SP - 186

EP - 189

BT - Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences

PB - Academic Press

ER -