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Impact of diversity of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains on lung lesions in slaughter pigs.
Veterinary research - 17 Jan 2017
Michiels Annelies, Vranckx Katleen, Piepers Sofie, Del Pozo Sacristán Rubén, Arsenakis Ioannis, Boyen Filip, Haesebrouck Freddy, Maes Dominiek
Abstract excerpt
The importance of diversity of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) strains is not yet fully known. This study investigated the genetic diversity of M. hyopneumoniae strains in ten pig herds, and assessed associations between the presence of different strains of M. hyopneumoniae and lung lesions at slaughter. Within each herd, three batches of slaughter pigs were investigated. At slaughter, from each...
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