Dominiek Maes & Joaquim Segalés 
Optimising pig herd health and production [EPUB ebook] 

Part 1 Understanding and identifying disease
1.Advances in understanding mechanisms of porcine viral disease transmission/epidemiology: Joaquim Segalés, Departament de Sanitat i Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CRe SA) – Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) and OIE Collaborating Centre for the Research and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pig Diseases in Europe (CRe SA-IRTA), Spain;
2.Understanding and identifying bacterial disease in swine: Dominiek Maes, Filip Boyen and Freddy Haesebrouck, Ghent University, Belgium;
3.Improving disease surveillance and monitoring systems in pig herds: Alejandro Ramirez, University of Arizona, USA;
4.Surveillance on swine farms using antemortem specimens: Berenice Munguía-Ramírez, Betsy Armenta-Leyva, Luis Giménez-Lirola, Chong Wang and Jeffrey Zimmerman, Iowa State University, USA;
Part 2 Understanding immunity and disease resistance
5.Advances in understanding the development of immune function in pigs: Lorenzo Fraile, University of Lleida, Spain;
6.Advances in understanding gut function and immunity in pigs: Bert Devriendt, Ghent University, Belgium;
7.Nutritional strategies to boost immune function in pigs: Glen W. Almond, North Carolina State University, USA; and Sara D. Hough, DSM Nutritional Products, USA;
8.Host–pathogen interactions and genetic tools for resistance to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: Raymond (Bob) Rowland, University of Illinois, USA;
Part 3 Disease prevention
9.On-farm strategies for preventing pig diseases: improving biosecurity: Jeroen Dewulf and Dominiek Maes, Ghent University, Belgium;
10.Managing feed to optimize pig health: Sam Millet, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium; and Nadia Everaert, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liège University, Belgium;
11.Managing housing and stocking density to optimize health, welfare and production in pig herds: Isabel Hennig-Pauka and Alexandra von Altrock, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany;
12.Advances in the development and use of vaccines for prevention of endemic diseases in pigs: Enric Mateu, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ivan Díaz, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CRe SA, IRTA-UAB) and OIE Collaborating Centre for the Research and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Swine Diseases in Europe (IRTA-CRe SA), Spain; and Gerard Martín-Valls, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain;
13.Advances in developing vaccines for emerging diseases in pigs: Francisco Javier Martinez Lobo, University of Lleida, Spain;
Part 4 Optimising health through the life cycle
14.Optimizing the health of gilts and sows during pregnancy and parturition: S. Björkman, C. Oliviero and O. A. T. Peltoniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland;
15.Optimising the health of weaned piglets: Andrea Luppi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Italy;
16.Optimising the health of finisher pigs: Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Pig Development Department, Teagasc, The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland;

Professor Olli Peltoniemi is Professor of Domestic Animal Reproduction and Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is also a board member of TINE, the Research Council of the University of Helsinki in 2014. He has been in charge of Helsinki One Health since its creation in 2017. His research interest include – reproductive health in all species and reproductive biology especially in the pig, cattle and dogs.