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Molecular detection of Porcine circovirus type 2 in swine herds of Eastern Cape Province South Africa.
BMC microbiology - 2 Nov 2017
Afolabi Kayode Olayinka, Iweriebor Benson Chuks, Obi Larry Chikwelu, Okoh Anthony Ifeanyi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) remains the main causative viral pathogen of porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD) of great economic importance in pig industry globally. This present study aims at determining the occurrence of the viral pathogen in swine herds of the Province. RESULTS: The data obtained revealed that 15.93% of the screened samples (54/339) from the swine herds of the studied...
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