Farm management practices, biosecurity and influenza a virus detection in swine farms: a comprehensive study in Colombia

• Published in: Porcine Health Management. Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Ciuoderis-Aponte, Karl, Diaz, Andres, Muskus, Carlos, Peña, Mario, Hernández-Ortiz, Juan, Osorio, Jorge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 05.10.2022; BMC
• Subjects: Agriculture; Bayesian generalized linear model; Biosecurity; Censuses; Data analysis; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Farmers; Farms; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Hogs; Husbandry practices; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Livestock; Mortality; Multiple correspondence analysis; Pandemics; Pathogens; Pork; Respiratory diseases; Sample size; Swine biosecurity; Swine farms; Swine flu; Vaccines; Viruses; Colombia

Biosecurity protocols (BP) and good management practices are key to reduce the risk of introduction and transmission of infectious diseases into the pig farms. In this observational cross-sectional study, survey data were collected from 176 pig farms with inventories over 100 sows in Colombia. We an...