Title
Frequency of actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection in commercial pig farms of the Peruvian Coast
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lorena Mori A.
Marlon Torres A.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of antibodies against the ApxIV toxin of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, causal agent of porcine pleuropneumonia in 10 commercial pig farms of Arequipa, Lima, Ica and La Libertad departments. Blood samples were collected from animals in the growing and finishing stages (30 per farm) and analyzed by the indirect ELISA test using a commercial kit. The results showed that 23.7% (71/300) of the animals presented antibodies against the ApxIV toxin, and the highest frequency was found in the farm located in Ica (60%). The presence of antibodies against the ApxIV toxin indicated the presence of A. pleuropneumoniae infection in pig commercial farms in Peru.
Start page
124
End page
129
Volume
21
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Patología
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84867799277
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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