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Investigation on host susceptibility of Tibetan pig to infection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus through viral challenge study.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Feb 2016
Kang Runmin, Ji Gaosheng, Yang Xin, Lv Xuebing, Zhang Yi, Ge Mengyun, Pan Yun, Li Qingzhou, Wang Hongning, Zeng Fanya
Abstract excerpt
Previous reports showed that infection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) stimulated a variable host response and pig susceptibility to PRRSV was largely dependent on its genetic composition. In the present study, host susceptibility of Tibetan pig to PRRSV was compared with other two pig breeds, ZangMei black and Large White, by challenge of them with highly pathogenic PRRSV...
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