Causes of death in growing-finishing pigs in two technified farms in southern Brazil

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the main causes of death in growing-finishing pigs in southern Brazil. During a one-year period (from 2018 to 2019), two industrial pig herds (18 and 20 thousand pigs each farm) in southern Brazil were monitored along the four seasons of the year (1...

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Published in:	Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Main Authors:	Manoela M. Piva, Claiton I. Schwertz, Ronaldo M. Bianchi, Regina T. Kemper, Luan Cleber Henker, Ricardo Y. Nagae, Tais Regina M. Cê, David Emilio S.N. Barcellos, David Driemeier, Saulo P. Pavarini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2020-12-01
Subjects:	Growing-finishing pigs farms Brazil swine pathology mortality pneumonia gastric ulcer circovirus
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2020001000758&tlng=en