Title
Kinetics of antibodies against PRRSV in weaning, fattening and finishing pigs in a farm in Lima, Peru
Other title
Cinética de anticuerpos contra el virus del síndrome reproductivo y respiratorio porcino durante las etapas de recría, engorde y acabado en una granja de Lima
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the kinetic of antibodies against the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in 30 of a group of 200 pigs in a commercial farm in Lima, Peru. Blood samples were collected at 32, 61 and 135 days of age for detecting antibodies against PRRSV by indirect ELISA. In addition, theoccurrence of respiratory clinical signs was daily recorded in the total group of 200 animals including the 30 animals of the study. The 26.7% (8/30) of pigs had antibodies against PRRSV at 32 days of age and only one at 61 days of age, while 96.7% (29/30) had antibodies against PRRSV at 136 days of age with S/P values between 0.4 and 2.0. Non respiratory problems were recorded. The presence of antibodies and age of animals was statistically associated (p<0.05).
Start page
88
End page
94
Volume
25
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84896928515
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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