The diversion of an increasing portion of the U.S. corn crop to ethanol production has resulted in increased feed costs for pork producers. To mitigate this trend, many pork producers have increased their use of ethanol byproducts in commercial diets…
Fluorescent in situ hybridization for the detection of novel pathogenic Brachyspira spp. in porcine colonic tissues
Swine dysentery (SD) has historically been associated with the presence of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, a strongly beta-hemolytic spirochete; however, beginning in the latter part of 2008 and early 2009 strongly beta-hemolytic Brachyspira spp. not identified as B. hyodysenteriae by polymerase chain…
Investigation and characterization of pathogenic and molecular differences in atypical Brachyspira spp. clinical isolates versus classic strains
Swine dysentery (SD), or bloody scours, has historically been associated with the presence of the strongly beta-hemolytic spirochete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; however, Brachyspira spp. not identified as B. hyodysenteriae by polymerase chain reaction assays (PCR) have recently been recovered from pigs…