Emma Pattison

Swine Field Service Manager UK&IE, Ceva Animal Health Limited

Figure 1. Pneumonic lung lesions caused by infection with M. hyopneumoniae (courtesy IZSLER, Italy).
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae as a causative agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia

M. hyopneumoniae is 200–500 nm in size and requires complex media and aerobic and microaerophilic conditions to be cultured. Infection with M. hyopneumoniae occurs via inhalation of infected aerosols...

Figure 1. The structure of influenza virus, including the surface proteins haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), and the RNA genome.
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The impact of swine influenza and how to control it on farm

Swine influenza is caused by influenza A virus which is an orthomyxovirus 80–120 nm in diameter, comprising eight pieces of segmented RNA coding for 12 proteins, including haemagglutinin (HA),...