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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) surveillance using pre-weaning oral fluid samples detects circulation of wild-type PRRSV.
Veterinary microbiology - 31 Jan 2014
Kittawornrat Apisit, Panyasing Yaowalak, Goodell Christa, Wang Chong, Gauger Phillip, Harmon Karen, Rauh Rolf, Desfresne Luc, Levis Ian, Zimmerman Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Oral fluid samples collected from litters of piglets (n=600) one day prior to weaning were evaluated as a method to surveil for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections in four sow herds of approximately 12,500 sow each. Serum samples from the litters' dam (n=600) were included for comparison. All four herds were endemically infected with PRRSV and all sows had been vaccinated ≥ 2...
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