Title
Evidence of the presence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae antibodies in pigs from artisan breeding farms in southern Lima
Other title
Evidencia de la presencia de anticuerpos de mycoplasma hyopneumoniae en cerdos provenientes de granjas de crianza artesanal del sur de Lima
Date Issued
01 January 2000
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
A total of 160 eight to nine month old pigs from poorly managed farms in four districts of southem Lima were tested by ELISA to determine the presence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae antibodies. The samples were collected at two slaughterhouses in the Lima valley. The incidence ofpositive animals was 11.25% (18/160), with no significant correlation between the presence ofpositive animals and geographic area ""\f origin found using the Chi-Square test.
Start page
62
End page
66
Volume
11
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Ciencia veterinaria
Sistema respiratorio
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85046994290
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus