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pathogen presence in feral pigs and their movement around two commercial piggeries in queensland, australia.feral pigs are wild animal reservoirs of infectious pathogens transmissible to other species, all of which are transmissible to domestic pigs. the objective of this study was to detect the presence of harmful production-limiting pathogens; brucella suis, leptospira species, lawsonia intracellularis, mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in a feral pig population within a 10 km radius of two large-scale commercial piggeries in southern queensland, australia. the movement pa ...201424572722
the prevalence, organ distribution and fertility of cystic echinoccosis in feral pigs in tropical north queensland, australia.an investigation was carried out to study the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus hydatidosis in feral pigs (sus domesticus) in the charters towers region of tropical north queensland. data were collected from a total of 238 carcasses, which were hunted and shot in the burdekin river catchment area. organs of the abdominal, thoracic, and pelvic cavities were examined for the presence of hydatid cysts. in the laboratory, cysts and hydatid cyst fluids were examined under a stereoscopic binocular ...200717708154
periodontal disease in feral pigs (sus scrofa) from queensland, australia.periodontal lesions were present in 26 of 107 feral pigs (sus scrofa) that were shot in southern queensland. the severity of the lesions varied from gingivitis to extensive destruction of the alveolus and its contents. examination of slaughtered domestic pigs revealed a similar prevalence of lesions (12 of 52). only cheek teeth were affected, and molars were affected more frequently than premolars. in both feral and domestic pigs, prevalence of periodontal disease affecting bone increased with a ...19883373625
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