Occurrence of Natural Infection with Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae and Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in Pigs Under German Field Conditions
Abstract:ObjectiveThe study aimed at investigating the occurrence of antibodies against the porcine pathogens Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) and PRRS virus (PRRSV) in the serum of pigs aged 10 to 25 weeks and kept under field conditions in Germany.
MethodologyAs part of a broad clinical trial comparing the efficacy of two M. hyo vaccines, serological investigations took place in 40 animals of the negative control group (subdivided into 2 subgroups of 20 animals each). As the case with the remainder of the control gr… Show more
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