Jasna Prodanov-Radulovic

Jasna Prodanov-Radulovic
Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" · Department of Epizootiology and Health Protection of Pigs

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January 2012 - present
Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"

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Salmonella spp. is considered as a high-priority foodborne hazard for control in wild boar meat. This comprehensive study about Salmonella spp. in population of wild boars in Serbia was conducted with an aim to assess the influence of hunting and dressing procedures on the spread of Salmonella on wild boar carcasses and to examine the molecular sim...
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Frequent phlebotomies, even when only a small volume of blood is taken for diagnostic purposes, can lead to the development of iron deficiency with hematological and metabolic changes. The study aimed to determine the influence of frequent blood loss by phlebotomy on blood iron concentration (Fe), hematology, metabolic and endocrine parameters and...
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Today, connecting people, researchers, research topics, ideas and projects from different countries all around the Europe is more important than ever. One of the greatest examples how research ideas can connect and integrate new research ideas is European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), a funding agency for research and innovation net...
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In many scientific papers, the term biosecurity measures (BSMs) are defined as the implementation of segregation, sanitation or management procedures specifically designed to reduce the likelihood of the introduction, establishment, survival or spread of a potential pathogen into, within or from a farm or geographical area. The main BSMs (general e...
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Erythropesis is the process of making red blood cells and it is related to numerous factors in the body. Iron is important because of its role in the process of making hemoglobin. In addition to the mentioned iron, it is an indirect indicator of inflammation and is regulated at the systemic and cellular level, so its lack speaks of the overall heal...
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Mycopasmatic or enzootic pneumonia is the most common disease of the respiratory system under in the intensive pig production. It is clinically manifested by coughing, a chronic inflammatory process in the lungs, high morbidity and a relatively low percentage of deaths. The infection can be transmitted horizontally and vertically. Mycoplasma hyopne...
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The eight-year study (2015–2023) was performed on a large sample of poached European pond turtles infected with Haemogregarina stepanowi and held in a pond that belongs to a quarantine section of Belgrade Zoo. The protected species of European pond turtles have been found in poor health, with general weakness, anorexia, and low motility. Comprehens...
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The first case of ASF in a domestic pig population in Serbia was confirmed in 2019 in a backyard population. Today, outbreaks in wild boar and, more importantly, in domestic pigs are still occurring, although the government measures for ASF prevention are in place. The aim of this study was to determine critical risk factors and identify the possib...
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African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in many European countries since its introduction in Georgia in 2007. Serbia suffered its first case of ASF in the domestic pig population in 2019. At the beginning of 2020, ASF was detected in wild boars in open hunting grounds in the southeastern region of the country in districts along the country’s bo...
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Background and Objectives Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) impact animal health and countries’ economies. This work aimed to assess if the Land Western Balkan route for mixed human migration could play a role in spreading TADs with a focus on African Swine Fever (ASF) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). Material and Methods Between 2019 and 2022, s...
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Susceptible categories of pigs for the occurrence of respiratory diseases are categories in postweaning and fattening. The spectrum of clinical symptoms is very wide and includes not only respiratory symptoms, but also many other symptoms that appear as a consequence of systemic disorders, depending on the type of causative agent. Cough can be of d...
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African swine fever (ASF) is currently the most important challenge for domestic pig production worldwide. The virus reached Eurasia in 2007, and is today affecting more than half of European Union member countries. Among Western Balkan countries, Serbia suffered the first case of ASF in a backyard holding in 2019. Since then, numerous outbreaks in...
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Background The Sarconema eurycerca heart infection may be one of the main causes of death in swans and geese due to severe heart lesions. To date, there have been no reports of Sarconema eurycerca in mute swans (Cygnus olor) in Serbia and this parasite has never been morphologically characterized in wild birds from this region.Methods In spring 202...
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The large study on Salmonella spp. in the population of wild boars from twelve hunting estates in the South-West Vojvodina, Serbia was conducted with the aim to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in wild boars and to trace Salmonella sources. The hunting estates had similar epidemiological characteristics, i.e. lowland regions with an in...
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In recent years, the EU and neighbouring countries have experienced the progressive spreading of several infectious diseases, including African Swine Fever and Lumpy Skin Disease, with a high impact on animal health and countries’ economy, and a threat on European integration, trade and mobility patterns, historical rural livelihoods, and local gas...
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Aims: Staphylococci are considered commensal organisms; however, they can also cause diseases in animals. The species Staphylococcus pseudintermedius was originally isolated from the nares and anal mucosa of healthy dogs; nowadays, the incidence of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius strains in dogs has increased, and this species has also be...
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Honey is a very popular food that is often consumed by immunocompromised people, so it is crucial that it is safe. The safety of honey is determined by numerous hazards- the chemical ones like residues of sulfonamides, lindane and PAHs. Honey from our country contains high concentrations of banned antimicrobial substances such as sulfonamides (3.9%...
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Nosemosis is a bee disease practically present in all countries of the world. Control of the presence of Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae is of great importance. The consequences for bees will depend on the degree of infection of the bees colony.Weakening of bee colonies, reduction of production possibilities, contamination with bee feces of hives, d...
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American foulbrood (AFB) is one of the most important contagious honey bee diseases. In Serbia, it is mandatory to report AFB, and this disease is registered in our country every year. Starting from 2018, active surveillance of the presence of the AFB has been conducted throughout the country. The paper analyzes the data on the occurrence of AFB du...
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African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease of domestic pigs and wild boars and currently represents a major threat to the swine industry worldwide. Disease control is impaired by a lack of an effective vaccine and currently, it is dependent on biosecurity measures in pig production, rapid diagnosis, and stamping out of infected herds. Consequentl...
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The origin of the parasites of Trichinella species goes back to very ancient times–as far as the Paleozoic era, and the organism has been present in the territory of today’s Europe for millions of years. The first epidemic in the region of Serbia was reported in Zemun in 1923. Trichinellosis is the most important parasitic food borne disease in our...
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The objective of this study was to analyse the content of OHCs and NDL-PCBs in wild boar population living in densely populated flatland region with intensive agricultural production. A total of 82 liver samples were analysed by GC-MS method, revealing the presence of minimum one residue in the liver of the majority of animals (92.7%). Most commonl...
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The first confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Serbia occurred in 2019. Since then, numerous outbreaks in domestic pigs and wild boars have been reported. Until April 2021, all the detected ASF cases were in backyard pigs. Beside backyard and smallholders farming systems as a dominant pig production system in Serbia, large commercial pig...
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The pig production is considered to be amongst the animal husbandry sectors with the highest antimicrobial usage. In Serbia, antimicrobials have wide application at pig farms as therapeutic but also as a prophylactic treatment. The aim of the research study was assessment of the antimicrobial usage in different stages of pig production in commercia...
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Modern livestock production inevitably involves the use of antimicrobial drugs. Adequate application thereof depends on the application of appropriate biosafety measures as well as timely and accurate diagnostics of the diseases. Administration of antimicrobial drugs without previous identification of “zootechnical errors” or relevant laboratory an...
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The classical swine fever virus has the ability to cross the placental barrier, resulting in the infection of fetuses, which may consequently lead to persistent infection in piglets. The aim of this study was to report the lesions in fetuses naturally infected with CSFV during late gestation and clarify the nature of infected cells and the distribu...
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African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most important diseases in pigs. Since there are no effective vaccines against the virus, farm biosecurity and good farming practices are the only effective tools to prevent the spread of the ASF virus (ASFV) in pig holdings. Hence, an important component of farm biosecurity is the Cleaning and Disinfection (...
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The aim of the study was to determine whether the bacteria from the environment and from the mucous membrane of the boar prepuce have antimicrobial resistance and whether the result obtained is similar/same to the bacteria that can be found in native boar semen. The study addresses the problem of the presence of primarily resistant bacterial strain...
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Swine respiratory diseases represent one of the most frequent health issues in pig production worldwide. Despite the great progress that has been made in the field of diagnostics, control and prophylaxis, respiratory diseases still remain the most challenging health problem in modern commercial pig production. The list of infectious agents that cau...
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Fifty two honey samples of different floral origin from Serbia were examined in order to define their sugar composition. Our study confirmed that in the examined honey types the average percentage of fructose and glucose ranged from 36.57 to 41.64, and from 30.00 to 34.53%, respectively. The sum value of glucose and fructose, as well as sucrose con...
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The production chain for game meat is specific and differs from the production chain of meat from domestic livestock. The aim of this study is to present the most important hazards potentially associated with wild boar meat consumption in Serbia. The most important organism is Trichinella spp., as the only well-established causative agent of diseas...
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Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a hepatocarcinogenic derivative of aflatoxin B1 excreted into the milk after ingestion of contaminated feed. The presence of AFM1 in milk and milk products is of huge concern for human health. In this paper, the results on long term assessment of AFM1 in milk produced in Serbia are presented. In the period 2013 to 2016, 427 m...
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Trichinellosis is one of the most important foodborne diseases in the Eastern European countries. The main objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiological patterns of trichinellosis outbreaks that occurred between 2005 and 2016 in Vojvodina, a northern province of the Republic of Serbia. The average incidence was 3.5 per 100,000 inha...
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Mycoplasma bovis infection in grazing dairy cows has not been reported in the Republic of Serbia to date. It is important to monitor its seroprevalence on the field. The presence of specific antibodies against M. bovis in the blood serum of grazing dairy cows is investigated in the present study. A total of 131 blood serum samples of clinically hea...
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Fumonisins are mycotoxins belonging to a group of potential carcinogens for humans. It is well known that they also have potentially harmful effects on various species of animals. After consumption, in the horse they may cause leukoencefalomalation, and in pig pulmonary edema. The legal regulations in Serbia do not prescribe the maximum allowed lev...
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Two strains of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) (SRB/CSFV/1264/2005 and SRB/CSFV/6168/2006), producing serious clinical signs of disease during outbreaks in 2005 and 2006 in Serbia, were isolated on porcine kidney cells, and their complete genomes were determined by next-generation sequencing. This first complete genome characterization of Serbia...
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Biosecurity, welfare, good manufacturing practice and risk analysisat critical control points are very important elements for intensive pig production.Planned application of biosecurity measures is crucial for the protection of pighealth and production success. In order to have an ongoing active relationship withthe existing threats it is recommend...
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Biosigurnost, dobrоbit, dobra proizvođačka praksa i analizarizika u kritično kontrolnim tačkama su veoma značajni elementi za intenzivnuproizvodnju svinja. Planska primena biosigurnosnih mera presudna je u zaštitizdravlja svinja i uspeha proizvodnje. Preporuka je da se utiče na svest zaposlenih ostvarnoj potrebi zaštite proizvodnje u celini. Kako b...
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The usage of microbiological screening tests is widespread in control of presence of antimicrobial drug residues in meat samples. Screening tests must be capable to detect antimicrobial drug residue of interest and detection limits must comply with MRL (Maximum Residue Limit). The aim of this study was to examine the performance of a microbiologica...
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During the epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N8 in Serbia in the winter of 2016-2017, the highest percent of mortality due to this infection was recorded in mute swans (Cygnus olor). Besides mute swans, avian influenza virus subtype H5N8 was also diagnosed in a small number of hens in rural households. Pancreatic tissues from...
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The aim of our study was to determine whether and to what extent certain species of helminths and protozoa are present in the wild boar population living in hunting grounds in Vojvodina. For this purpose, 52 faecal samples of hunted wild boars (aged 6 months to 2 years) were examined. Examination of the faeces was performed using classical coprosco...
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The most important morphological characteristic of infections caused by M. avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is granuloma formation. The growth of mycobacteria is in accordance with anti-bacterial effector mechanisms of the host within granuloma. The most important cytokines for „orchestrating “the host defense are interferon γ (INF-γ), tumor necrosis...
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Two screening methods for histamine in canned fish, an enzymatic test and a competitive direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CD-ELISA), were compared with the reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) standard method. For enzymatic and CD-ELISA methods, determination was conducted according to producers' manuals. For RP-HPLC, histamine wa...
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Food can be an important route for transmission of parasites to humans. Compared to other foodborne pathogens in Serbia, foodborne (or potentially foodborne) parasites do not get the attention they undoubtedly deserve. The aim of this article is to give an overview of the most important parasitic pathogens that can be transmitted by food, and that...
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are one of the most known and investigated group of mycotoxins, which can be found as contaminants in different types of food and feed. Animals are exposed to AFs mainly through the consumption of contaminated feed, particularly products of plant origin. Among AFs, aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the monohydroxylated derivative of AFB1 form...
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During 2015/2016, fecal and intestinal samples from live diseased and/or dead pigs with suspected PEDV and/or TGEV and signs of rotavirus infection were collected from in total seven different farrow-to-finish swine farms located in Northern Serbia region (Vojvodina Province). A total of 14 samples (2 pools per farm) of small intestine with fecal c...
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The quality of drinking water depends on the water sources, but also on the quality of the water distribution system which supplies the water on to the final user. In addition, the possibility of contamination of water used for watering animals in the farm buildings depends on the hygienic conditions on farms. Microbiological quality of water on fa...
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The study encompassed collecting of honey samples from diverse honey producers from the territory of Vojvodina Province and the analysis thereof for the presence of antibiotic and sulfonamide residues. Having in mind the actual clinical information and epizootical situation, it is most likely that antibiotics are still in use in apiaries. In this r...
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Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a hepatocarcinogenic derivative of aflatoxin B1 excreted into the milk after ingestion of contaminated feed. The presence of AFM1 in milk and milk products is of huge concern for human health. In this paper, the results on long term assessment of AFM1 in milk produced in Serbia are presented. In the period 2013 to 2016, 427 m...
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Mycotoxins are structurally diverse fungal metabolites that can contaminate a variety of dietary components consumed by animals and humans. The aim of this paper was to present the field observations of clinical and pathological consequences on swine health in the cases when Fusarium mycotoxins were detected in swine feed. The material for research...
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are one of the most known and investigated group of mycotoxins, which can be found as contaminants in different types of food and feed. Animals are exposed to AFs mainly through the consumption of contaminated feed, particularly products of plant origin. Among AFs, aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the monohydroxylated derivative of AFB1 form...
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Production of pigs on commercial farms requires a great concentration of animals in a relatively small area. This situation requires the introduction of specific measures in order to preserve heard health. The aim of study was to monitor the health status of the herd on two commercial domestic swine farms that had a complex pathology and implementa...
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Abstract In this paper we have presented the results of research on the health status of pigs of different age and production categories conducted on commercial farms. The concept of modern industrial pig production is based on the implementation of biosecurity measures and solving of problems on protecting and preserving the environment which gre...
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Abstract Mycoplasmal pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) is an important respiratory pig disease that causes severe economic losses to swine industry. It is considered to be most common porcine respiratory disease in commercial swine farms, with low mortality but high morbidity. The aim of research was to evaluate the diagnostic pr...
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Introduction: Intensifying of swine industry increases the frequency of swine respiratory diseases regardless of applied measures for their control. Occurrence of swine respiratory diseases is dependent on the whole range of factors, including farming system, nutrition, genetic factors, overall herd health status. Aims: The aim of the study was to...
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Key words: environmental influence, domestic animals, rodents Introduction: In the intensive and extensive type of breeding animals are exposed to various influences of environmental pollutants. Aims: Of the study was monitoring environmental pollutants and biological contamination of health status in domestic animals and rodents. Material and Me...
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Introduction: Classical Swine Fever virus (CSFV) is able to cross placenta during all stages of gestation. The outcome of trans-placental infection of fetuses mainly depends on the time of gestation. Different studies have shown that intrauterine infection during second trimester of gestation is important for developing immune-tolerance in pigs, al...
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Physiological ranges of blood biochemistry parameters differs substantially for each animal species. Assessment of biochemical parameters included in metabolic profiling have multiple significance in swine health care and production. Parameters of metabolic profile may be an indicator of shortage of food, and sometimes can point out to a variety of...
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The long lasting transport of high-value animals during the import represents the signifi cant stress factor for animals, which can lead to severe health problems and even animal death. Thus, insurance of animals against the event of death is highly recommended. In case of the damage of the insured animal (death) it is necessary to implement all st...
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Levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and copper (Cu) in the liver, kidney and muscle of 11 individual roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) were determined. Th e samples were prepared by microwave wet digestion. Content of investigated elements was determined by the method of coupled plasma with mass spectometry. The lead concentr...
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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) is the etiologic agent of porcine pleuropneumonia and one among the most important bacterial pulmonary pathogens in pigs. This aim of research was to establish the diagnosis of respiratory disease detected on a pig farm and implement appropriate control measures. The research methods included clinical and gross...
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Abstract: Enteric infections caused by Escherichia coli in piglets are ubiquitous in the swine industry. Among the clinical manifestations, diarrhea, particularly in suckling piglets, is the most frequent. Although this condition has been recognised for some time, the outbreaks continues to occur frequently in pig herds located in Vojvodina Provinc...
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The aim of this paper was to evaluate current epidemiological situation concerning occurrence of Aujeszky′s disease (AD) outbreak in large swine farms in Vojvodina Province. The material for this research included the samples from five swine farms, where certain disorders and health problems in suckling pigletsi.e. clinical signs suggesting AD were...
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The control of health status of wild boar population is quite demanding and it is not easy to achieve. Also, often is not possible entirely to perform a complete diagnostic examination in wild boars in each evaluated case. The aim of this research was to evaluate the most common health disturbances detected in wild boars in enclosed hunting grounds...
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Mycobacterium avium, belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), is divided into the subspecies avium, paratuberculosis and silvaticum. More recently, M. avium subsp avium has been further divided into M. avium subsp avium and M. avium subsp. hominissuis. M. avium subsp hominissuis (MAH) is a bacterium which causes mycobacteriosis both in p...
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Introduction Respiratory diseases of swine are among the most important problems causing huge economic losses to the swine industry worldwide and in the Republic of Serbia as well. Intensifying of swine industry increases the frequency and economic importance of this disease regardless of the applied measures for their suppression and eradication....