Articles about 'pig'

The most virulent strains of Streptococcus suis, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adult humans in parts of southeast Asia and in pigs around the world, are likely to have evolved and become widespread in pigs at the same time as changes in rearing practices, according to research from an international consortium published today in the journal Nature Communications.

Veterinary research in Cambridge is spearheading a new generation of preventive methods to protect livestock from disease.

A new multidisciplinary research programme aims to develop a single vaccine that will combat four major respiratory pathogens of pigs.

A new collaborative project aims to understand how pandemic viruses jump the species barrier and spread through communities.