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The Potential Risk of Infectious Disease Dissemination Via Artificial Insemination in Swine
Author(s) -
Althouse GC,
Rossow K
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01863.x
Subject(s) - porcine parvovirus , pseudorabies , porcine circovirus , semen , disease , artificial insemination , biology , foot and mouth disease , virology , brucellosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , classical swine fever , medicine , pregnancy , immunology , virus , genetics
Contents Artificial insemination (AI) is one of the most widely used assisted reproductive technologies in swine. To maintain a healthy semen trade, it is crucial that diligence be given to managing and minimizing the chance of extended semen playing an epidemiological role in the transmission of infectious disease. In swine, pathogens of primary importance, which may be transmitted through semen include Aujeszky’s disease, brucellosis, chlamydophilosis, porcine circovirus type 2, classical swine fever, Japanese encephalitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, rubulavirus, foot‐and‐mouth disease and swine vesicular disease. This paper will summarise the current state of knowledge pertaining to these pathogens in relation to swine AI.