This study aimed to review the transmission routes of important infectious pig diseases and
to translate these into biosecurity measures preventing or reducing the transmission …

Biosecurity is crucial for safeguarding livestock from infectious diseases. Despite the
plethora of biosecurity recommendations, published scientific evidence on the effectiveness …

There is a growing risk to the health and productivity of the Illinois and United States swine
population from foreign and endemic infectious diseases. Effective on-farm biosecurity …

The study was part of a series of studies aiming to increase knowledge about spread and
prevention of livestock diseases in Sweden. A specific biosecurity behavior, ie, making …

Over the last few years, a shift from curative towards preventive medicine occurred in the
livestock sector. This led to an increased importance of biosecurity to better control infectious …

Although farm biosecurity reduces the risk of disease spread among livestock, this
knowledge is not always applied. Farmers' application of disease preventive measures is …

Brazil is the fourth largest producer and exporter of pork in the world, but has never reported
yet the occurrence of some economically important diseases such as porcine reproductive …

Background In the literature, there is absent or weak evidence on the effectiveness of
biosecurity measures to the control of Salmonella spp. and hepatitis E virus (HEV) on pig …

Background Biosecurity routines at herd level may reduce the probability of introduction of
disease into the herd, but some measures may be regarded as expensive and cumbersome …

The implementation of biosecurity measures in the animal health and production context is
quite broad and aims at limiting the risk of introduction and spread of diseases …