Suspensions of Campylobacter jejuni became non-culturable after storage in sterilized pond
water at 4° C for periods between 18 and 28 d, depending on the strain. Suspensions of four …

Clinical tail-biters were identified over a 12-month period at a commercial nucleus pig-
breeding farm that had a history of tail-biting problems. The breed, gender, and relative size …

Approximately 5% of pigs slaughtered in the UK have been tail-bitten, leading to welfare and
production issues. Tail biting is sporadic and not all pigs tail bite. The aim of this study was to …

Tail-biting and other harmful social behaviours are a common problem on pig farms. The
aims of the current experiment were (1) to investigate the genetic component of harmful …

Campylobacter jejuni, when left on blood agar for prolonged periods, was found to survive
better in air than under micro-aerobic conditions. After a period of 2–3 days in air, all strains …

An outbreak of group A meningococcal infection amongst the Muslim population in England
followed the outbreak of meningococcal disease associated with the 1987 Haj to Mecca …

Meningococci with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against penicillin≥ 0.16 µg/l are
considered to be penicillin insensitive. Such organisms have been isolated in Spain and …

This study assessed the effect of predisposition to perform harmful social behaviour,
maternal rearing environment, and lactation environment on the responses of pigs to …

Meningococcal carriage was studied in household contacts of patients with group A
meningococcal disease and in controls. The carriage rate of group A meningococci among …

The origin of sporadic campylobacter infections has been investigated by means of a
collaborative study. From a total of 1152 cases reported in North West England in 1982 …