Practical PRRS Management: What 20 years of experience has taught me
Presentation by Dr. Lowe at the Taiwan PRRS Forum, Taipei Taiwan, 2014. Click here for: Presentation Powerpoint Presentation Outline
Transportation: Truck wash biosecurity
Truck Wash Biosecurity Critical By Joseph Connor, DVM, Aaron Lower, DVM, and Jim Lowe, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Services, Carthage, IL, National Hog Farmer, November [...]
Vets on Call, Systematic approaches to biosecurity investments
Article by Dr. Lowe, National Hog Farmer, July 2015. Click here for full article online at National Hog Farmer.
Limited efficacy of antimicrobial metaphylaxis in finishing pigs: A randomized clinical trial
ABSTRACT Pigs that die from pathogens associated with porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) in the late finishing period represent a significant economic wastage. While it [...]
Temporal and spatial dynamics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in the United States
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To measure incidence and estimate temporal and spatial dynamics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in US sow herds. [...]
Multiple Reassortment between Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Endemic Influenza Viruses in Pigs, United States
ABSTRACT As a result of human-to-pig transmission, pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus was detected in pigs soon after it emerged in humans. In the [...]
Active surveillance for influenza A virus among swine, midwestern United States
ABSTRACT Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance. However, additional surveillance programs are needed. To meet this need, an [...]
Influenza A viruses of swine circulation in the United States during 2009-2014 are susceptible to neuraminidase inhibitors but show lineage-dependent resistance to adamantanes
ABTRACT Antiviral drug susceptibility is one of the evaluation criteria of pandemic potential posed by an influenza virus. Influenza A viruses of swine (IAV-S) can [...]
Surveillance of influenza virus in four coordinated swine production systems, USA
ABSTRACT To clarify the epidemiology of influenza A viruses in coordinated swine production systems to which no animals from outside the system are introduced, we [...]
The Roles of harvest plant lairage and transportation in an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, USA.
ABSTRACT After porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) was detected in the United States in 2013, we tested environmental samples from trailers in which pigs [...]