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Analysis of ORF5 sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulating within swine farms in Costa Rica
(BMC Veterinary Research, 2021-06-12)
Background: Worldwide, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the diseases that cause
the highest economic impact in modern pig production. PRRS was first detected in Costa Rica in 1996 and has
since ...
Seroprevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on swine farms in a tropical country of the Middle Americas: the case of Costa Rica
(Springer Nature, 2021-08-18)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes signifcant economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Little is known regarding the epidemiology of this infection in tropical countries. To address ...
Pig inspection: software for the visual inspection system in pigs
(International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, 2020)
One of the main purposes of meat inspection is to prevent
and detect public health hazards, such as foodborne
pathogens or chemical contaminants in meat. Furthermore,
the information obtained from slaughter animals ...
Positivity of Lawsonia intracellularis in seven regions of Costa Rica diagnosed by porcine fecal samples using Real time PCR
(Anatomical Society, 2019-08)
Lawsonia intracellularis is an obligate
intracellular, motile, curved, gram-negative
bacterium that resides freely within the apical
cytoplasm of infected intestinal enterocytes
(Pusterla & Gebhart, 2013). Europe, Asia ...
Isolation, detection and characterization of swine hepatitis E virus from herds in Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2008-06)
Although swine HEV isolates from North America, Europe, and Asia have been
genetically characterized, little is known about the strains presumed to be circulating in
Latin America. In this study, seven commercial swine ...
Análisis de las causas más frecuentes de decomisos de vísceras (hígado, riñones, corazón) en cerdos, en un matadero del Valle Central de Costa Rica, durante el periodo del año 2007 al primer semestre del 2009 y su implicación económica.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010)
Un análisis de las causas y de las pérdidas por decomisos de vísceras fue hecho a partir de
los informes post mortem, tomados diariamente de los animales sacrificados, en el periodo
comprendido entre el año 2007 y el ...
Prevalencia y determinación de los perfiles de resistencia a antibióticos de Salmonella enterica no tifoidea en la cadena de producción de cerdos para consumo humano de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)
El propósito de este estudio fue estimar la prevalencia de la no-tifoidea Salmonella
enterica subsp. enterica (desde aquí nombrada Salmonella) y los perfiles de
resistencia a los antibióticos en la cadena de producción ...
Studying the interaction of neutrophils and glaesserella parasuis indicates a serotype independent benefit from degradation of NETs
(MDPI, 2022-08-04)
Glaesserella (G.) parasuis is one of the most important porcine pathogens causing Glaesser’s
disease. Neutrophil granulocytes are the major counteracting cell type of the innate immune system,
which contribute to the ...
New insights into Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NETs) formation from porcine neutrophils in response to bacterial infections
(MDPI, 2022-08-11)
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A.pp, Gram negative) and Streptococcus (S.) suis (Gram
positive) can cause severe diseases in pigs. During infection, neutrophils infiltrate to counteract
these pathogens with phagocytosis ...
Pasantía en la Dirección de Cuarentena Animal (DCA), Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) (Heredia, Costa Rica) en procesos formales oficiales para la importación de carne de cerdo y subproductos
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022)
Se realizó una pasantía de ocho semanas en la Dirección de Cuarentena
Animal (DCA) del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA), ubicada en el
distrito Ulloa, del cantón central de Heredia; entidad encargada de regular ...