Gastrointestinal nematodes in German outdoor-reared pigs based on faecal egg count and next-generation sequencing nemabiome data.

Hannah R M Fischer Jürgen Krücken Stefan Fiedler Veronica Duckwitz Hendrik NienhoffStephan SteuberRicarda Daher Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

Published in: Porcine health management (2024)

Infections with A. suum, O. dentatum, O. quadrispinulatum, T. suis, Metastrongylus spp. and G. urosubulatus are present in German outdoor-reared pigs. This is the first report of G. urosubulatus in domestic pigs in Europe. Metabarcoding based on the ITS-2 region is a suitable tool to analyse the porcine nemabiome. Furthermore, management practices have the potential of reducing the risk of parasite infections.

Keyphrases

air pollution
primary care
healthcare
particulate matter
electronic health record
gene expression
risk assessment
dna methylation
toxoplasma gondii
deep learning