Abstract
A trial was carried out with HYORESP a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) vaccine in order to confirm the benefit of vaccination under field conditions in a commercial industrial farrow-to-finish unit, contaminated with M. hyo. Infection with M. hyo was confirmed through positive blood and colostrum samples [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test] combined with positive gross lesions of the lung at slaughter. Two different vaccination schedules were tested. Pigs were randomly allocated to three groups: control non-vaccinated group (n = 130, given a placebo injection at 3, 25 and 70 days of age); early vaccinated group (n = 128, given vaccination at 3 and 25 days of age and a placebo at 70 days of age); late vaccinated group (n = 132, given a placebo at 3 and 25 days of age and vaccination at 70 days of age). Both growth rate and feed conversion ratio were signifcantly (P < 0.05) improved in the vaccinated groups compared with the control group. The lung lesion score was also significantly (P < 0.05) improved in both vaccinated groups. In this trial, it was clearly demonstrated that vaccination is highly effective in improving performance in pig units infected with M. hyo. The improvement in the feed conversion ratio in the vaccinated groups was especially impressive: -0.411 (13% improvement) in the group vaccinated twice at 3 and 25 days of age; -0.162 (5% improvement) in the group vaccinated once at 70 days of age. Performances were better when two shots were given early in life compared with one shot later--probably due to an infection taking place rather early in life for most of the pigs. Moreover, a significant reduction in the cost of supportive (injectable) medication was noticed in vaccinated pigs. In conclusion, HYORESP proved to be a very efficacious tool to control M. hyo in infected herds with its remarkable flexibility that allows the vaccination schedule to be adapted to the specific field conditions.
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