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. 2015 May;77(5):579-82.
doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0385. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

Aujeszky's disease and the effects of infection on Japanese swine herd productivity: a cross-sectional study

Itsuro Yamane  1 , Sayoko Ishizeki, Hisanori Yamazaki
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Aujeszky's disease and the effects of infection on Japanese swine herd productivity: a cross-sectional study

Itsuro Yamane et al. J Vet Med Sci. 2015 May.

Abstract

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is endemic in some regions of Japan. We investigated the effects of PRV infection status on herd productivity. Serum samples were obtained from 48 swine herds in Japan. Within each herd, three serum samples were obtained from growing pigs at four different ages, as well as from sows in low and high parity groups. Sera were tested for antibodies against wild-type PRV via competitive ELISA. Herds were classified into PRV positive and negative groups based on serological results. Herds infected with PRV exhibited postweaning mortalities (6.84%) that were significantly (P=0.0018) higher than those in unaffected herds (4.73%). Because of the reduced productivity in PRV positive herds, the current PRV eradication program must be strengthened.

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