dc.contributor.author | Alpízar, Aide | |
dc.contributor.author | Segalés, Joaquim | |
dc.contributor.author | Martínez, Simón | |
dc.contributor.author | Martínez, Atalo | |
dc.contributor.author | Socci, Guadalupe | |
dc.contributor.author | Córdova, Dionicio | |
dc.contributor.author | Fajardo, Raul | |
dc.contributor.other | Producció Animal | ca |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-04T17:21:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-04T17:21:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-06-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Alpízar, Aide, Joaquim Segalés, Simón Martínez, Atalo Martínez, Guadalupe Socci, Dionicio Córdova, and Raul Fajardo. 2018. "Histopathological And Virological Findings In Emaciated Pigs From Mexico: An Exploratory Study". Acta Veterinaria Brno 87 (3): 213-217. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences. doi:10.2754/avb201887030213. | ca |
dc.identifier.issn | 0001-7213 | ca |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/257 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this work was to detect the presence of three main pig respiratory viral agents
(porcine rubulavirus [PorPV], porcine circovirus type 2 [PCV-2], and porcine reproductive and
respiratory syndrome virus [PRRSV]) in tissues of emaciated piglets from the Bajío Region
(Mexico). Necropsies and histopathological studies of 37 pigs with poor body condition were
performed; viruses were detected by molecular biology methods and PCV-2 was further assessed
by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Histopathologically, interstitial pneumonia was observed in
25/37 (68%) of the piglets. Also, a varying degree of lymphocyte depletion in lymphoid organs
was found in 14/37 (38%) animals. Through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or reverse
transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), from the 37 pigs, 16 were positive for PCV-2,
18 for PRRSV and 1 for PorPV. In accordance with these results, the infection and/or co-infection
with PCV-2 and PRRSV were fairly frequent findings in piglets with poor body condition in
Mexico, while the infection by PorPV was apparently negligible. Wasting of post-weaning piglets
is a global pig farming problem that causes great economic losses and has been associated with
diverse factors: microbial agents, environmental factors, nutritional factors, and management.
When the Blue Eye Disease was first reported in Mexico, it was associated with severe wasting
in post-weaning piglets. This study demonstrated that this disease does not seem to play such an
important role in the wasting as was previously thought. | ca |
dc.format.extent | 5 | ca |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca |
dc.publisher | University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno | ca |
dc.relation.ispartof | Acta Veterinaria Brno | ca |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | ca |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Histopathological and virological findings in emaciated pigs from Mexico: an exploratory study | ca |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca |
dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | ca |
dc.rights.accessLevel | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.embargo.terms | cap | ca |
dc.subject.udc | 619 | ca |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887030213 | ca |
dc.contributor.group | Sanitat Animal | ca |