DASH of SCIENCE

Authors: Houda Ben-Miled, Maria Zardon Navarro, François Malouin, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano Article published in Porc Québec, September 2025, Volume 36, Pages 32 and 33 Skin infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are not just a problem for humans: animals, such as pigs, also suffer from them. A team of researchers from Quebec investigated this issue by testing a new molecule called PC1. Common Causes of Skin Infections in Pigs Two bacteria are often responsibl

Authors: Armelle Tchoumi Nerée, Farzaneh Noori, Abdelkrim Azzouz, Marcio Costa, John Morris Fairbrother, Mircea Alexandru Mateescu and Younes Chorfi. Article published in Porc Québec, June 2025, Volume 36, Pages 26 and 27 Post-weaning diarrhea is a recurring disease in piglets, causing considerable economic losses for pig farmers in Quebec. This condition is caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC:F4). This strain of E. coli has the unique ability to attach to the

Article inspired by: https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2024/06/11/light-source-being-used-to-decontaminate-eggs/  ...

Authors: Sara Heidarpanah, Alexandre Thibodeau, Valeria R. Parreira, Sylvain Quessy, Mariela Segura, Ilhem Meniaï, Marcelo Gottschalk,...

Translation of article from PorciNews , September 27: https://porcinews.com/compromiso-y-concienciacion-sobre-concepto-one-health-joaquim...

Author: Gabriela Silva-Guerra, Communication Officer Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA) The Café-CRIPA,...

Fanny Renois, a researcher at the Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), participated in the collective expertise...

Authors: Joanie Lemieux, Antony Vincent, Ève Bérubé, Marthe Bernier, Meredith Elizabeth Gill, Luc Trudel, Nathalie Turgeon, Maurice...

Authors: Julien Heurtault, Guy Maïkoff, Patrick Schlegel and Marie-Pierre Létourneau-Montminy, Agroscope (Switzerland), Université Laval...

Authors: Amély Grandmont, M. Sc., Université de Montréal and Alexandre Thibodeau, professor at the Chaire de recherche en salubrité des...