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Study of the correlation between the serology for Swine Erysipelas in the sow and her offspring

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Swine
Authors

De Cleer, J.; Nodar, L.; Llopart, D.; Ballarà, I.; Jordà, R.

Appeared in

IPVS, 2020

This study confirms the high correlation between a sow’s Swine Erysipelas titer and her piglet’s Swine Erysipelas titer when the sampling was done at day 7-10 of lactation. Therefore, in the cases where this correlation was not seen, we might assume poor colostrum intake by the piglet. Consequently, the Swine Erysipelas colostrum transfer test could be a useful tool for swine practitioners to investigate the quality of colostrum intake and differentiate between farms.

The aim of this study was to validate a new method of colostrum intake assessment through Swine Erysipelas titers of the sow and her offspring (piglets) at lactation.

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