Title
Frequency of seroreactors to Lawsonia intracellularis in commercial pig farms
Date Issued
01 January 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of this study was to detect the presence of Lawsonia intracellularis antibodies in commercial swine herds in the Peruvian departments of Ica, Arequipa, La Libertad and Lambayeque. The antibodies were detected using the Indirect ImmunofluorescenceAntibody Technique (IFAT) in serum samples of 293 animals in five different age groups. La Libertad department was the most affected (14.6%) and female breeders were the most affected age group (23.1%). Positive results were found in 5.5 ± 0.6% of the samples. The results showed that L. intracellularis is an enteric ethiologic agent that affects the commercial swine production system of Peru.
Start page
327
End page
331
Volume
20
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047077941
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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