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Insights into genetic determinants of piglet survival during a PRRSV outbreak.
Veterinary research - 18 Dec 2024
Tarrés Joaquim, Jové-Juncà Teodor, Hernández-Banqué Carles, González-Rodríguez Olga, Ganges Llilianne, Gol Sofia, Díaz Marta, Reixach Josep, Pena Ramona N, Quintanilla Raquel, Ballester Maria
Abstract excerpt
Breeding animals to produce more robust and disease-resistant pig populations becomes a complementary strategy to the more conventional methods of biosecurity and vaccination. The objective of this study was to explore the ability of a panel of genetic markers and immunity parameters to predict the survival rates during a natural PRRSV outbreak. Ten-week-old female Duroc pigs (n = 129), obtained from 61 sows and...
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