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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-infection and re-inoculation with homologous or heterologous strains: virological, serological, pathological and clinical effects in growing pigs.
Veterinary research - 1 Jan 2000
Opriessnig Tanja, Prickett John R, Madson Darin M, Shen Hui-Gang, Juhan Nicole M, Pogranichniy Roman R, Meng Xiang-Jin, Halbur Patrick G
Abstract excerpt
Long-term PCV2 infection and/or concurrent infection with genotypes PCV2a and PCV2b may play a role in the development of clinical porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD). To evaluate this premise, 24 11-week-old specific pathogen-free (SPF) pigs were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments: negative controls, a single inoculation with PCV2a, single inoculation followed by re-inoculation with a homologous...
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