{"title":"Selected highlights from other journals.","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 7","pages":"274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veterinary RecordPub Date : 2025-03-29Epub Date: 2025-01-23DOI: 10.1002/vetr.5127
Mark Schwartz, Casondra Snow, Montserrat Torremorell, Aaron Rendahl, Maria Pieters
{"title":"Detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type 2 in air emissions from grow-finish barns.","authors":"Mark Schwartz, Casondra Snow, Montserrat Torremorell, Aaron Rendahl, Maria Pieters","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5127","DOIUrl":"10.1002/vetr.5127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diagnosis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections can be accomplished using various sample types and testing methods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using air emission samples to detect the onset of PRRSV type 2 infections in growing pigs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Air emissions and oral fluid samples were collected from three grow-finish barns, stocked with PRRSV-negative pigs every 2 weeks for 14-20 weeks. All samples were assayed for PRRSV using RT-PCR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all barns, PRRSV was initially detected in both air emissions and oral fluid samples at the same sampling event. Compared with oral fluids, air emissions collected subsequently yielded higher cycle threshold values and showed a lower likelihood of being RT-PCR positive.</p><p><strong>Limitation: </strong>Sampling was limited to three grow-finish barns.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Air emission samples from pig barns are a biosecure and non-invasive sample type that is comparable to oral fluids for detection of the onset of PRRSV infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":" ","pages":"e5127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11951848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143034222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposals for EU-UK vet agreement and vet medicines access in Northern Ireland.","authors":"Patricia Canedo","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BVA's head of policy and public affairs, Patricia Canedo, introduces two new BVA policy positions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 7","pages":"284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143732019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avian influenza found in sheep in England.","authors":"Arabella Gray","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5388","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 7","pages":"256"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143731846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can 'good' farm animal welfare co-exist with 'profitable' farming business models?","authors":"Beth Clark, Albert Boaitey, Carmen Hubbard","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5408","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here Beth Clark, Albert Boaitey and Carmen Hubbard discuss what constitutes good animal welfare, who is responsible for it and whether it truly can co-exist with different farming business models.</p>","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 7","pages":"280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143731892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effective analgesia opioid use in cats.","authors":"Lizzie Barker, Jo Murrell","doi":"10.1002/vetr.5404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5404","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23560,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Record","volume":"196 7","pages":"277-278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143731925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}