Title | The importance of on-farm biosecurity: sero-prevalence and risk factors of bacterial and viral pathogens in smallholder pig systems in Uganda. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | M, D, C, M, J, A, W, A, J, K, B, W |
Date Published | November 2018 |
Keywords | Biosecurity; Pigs; antibody; pathogens; seroprevalence; smallholder |
Abstract | Productivity of pigs in smallholder systems is affected by high disease burden, most of which might not be obvious, with their epidemiology and impact being poorly understood. This study estimated the seroprevalence and identified risk factors of a range of bacterial and viral pathogens of potential economic and public health importance in domestic pigs in Uganda. A total of 522 clinically healthy pigs were randomly selected from 276 pig farms in Masaka (142) and Lira (134) districts of Uganda in 2015. |
URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Amia%20W%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=29949731 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.06.025. |
MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research
Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance
US National Wildlife Research Center
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The National Veterinary Institute Sweden
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Charles Masembe (BVM, MSc., PhD),
Associate Professor (Molecular Genetics & Evolution),
Wellcome Trust Fellow,