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Detection of PCV2d in pig industry of the Iberian Peninsula.
Veterinary research communications - 3 Sept 2025
Gomes-Gonçalves Sara, Santos-Silva Sérgio, Moreira Guilherme, Cruz Andreia V S, Mesquita João R
Abstract excerpt
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a major viral pathogen affecting swine worldwide, causing significant economic losses through its association with porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVD), which can lead to reproductive failure, growth retardation, and increased mortality in affected herds. Although vaccination against the PCV2a and PCV2b genotypes has reduced clinical disease, the PCV2d genotype is...
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- Animals
- Circovirus
- Portugal
- Swine Diseases
- Circoviridae Infections
- Swine
- Spain
