The aim of this study was to adapt a Type B Clostridium novyi real time PCR (qPCR), as a tool to detect C. novyi in sows with and without suspected infection.
Use of qPCR to evaluate the presence of type B Clostridium novyi in sudden death sows and healthy sows
Publications
Swine
Appeared in
IPVS, 2020
This study demonstrates that qPCR would considerably improve the diagnosis of C. novyi-associated SD in sows, and provides relevant information for the establishment of preventive measures such as vaccination.