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Evidence that periweaning failure-to-thrive syndrome (PFTS) has a genetic predisposition.
The Veterinary record - 6 Jun 2015
Ramis G, Marco E, Magaña V, González-Contreras P, Swierczynski G, Abellaneda J M, Sáez-Acosta A, Mrowiec A, Pallarés F J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility or resistance to diseases is currently drawing increasing attention. This work describes two different breeding herds showing signs of periweaning failure-to-thrive syndrome (PFTS), an emergent swine disease. The disease was diagnosed based on clinical picture and confirmed by histopathology. The possibility of main infectious pathogens was ruled out by immunohistochemistry and PCR. In a...
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