Fernando L. Leite

Evaluation of the efficacy and duration of immunity of a bivalent subunit vaccine containing porcine circovirus type 2a and type 2d antigen

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccination has been effective in protecting pigs from clinical disease and is used extensively today. Studies in vaccinated populations across the world indicate a major PCV2 genotype shift towards genotype 2d (PCV2d) becoming the predominant gen...

Oral fluids for detection and characterization of Salmonella in commercial finisher pigs

Salmonella remains an important pathogen in swine production due to its impact on animal health and its role in foodborne illnesses. However, routine surveillance in pigs relies largely on fecal sampling, which can be labor-intensive and difficult to scale across large production...