Title
Antibodies against parainfluenza 3 virus in pigs from technified and backyard farms slaughtered in Lima, Peru
Other title
Anticuerpos contra el virus de la parainfluenza 3 en cerdos de crianza tecnificada y de traspatio beneficiados en mataderos de Lima
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Antibodies against Parainfluenza 3 (PI3) virus were determined in pigs from commercial (n= 192) and backyard farms (n=192). Blood samples were collected at the slaughter house from pigs of 2 to 6 months of age of any sex for detecting antibodies against the PI3 virus by viral neutralization test. The 5.5 ± 2.3% (21/384) of the pigs had antibodies against PI3 virus, where 5.2 ± 1.1% (10/192) and 5.7 ± 1.2% (11/192) were from commercial and backyard farms respectively. The antibody titres ranged from 4 to 64 and were detected in pigs older than 3 months of age. The results shows the presence of PI3 in the pig population.
Start page
376
End page
380
Volume
24
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
VirologÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84883576315
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus