Abstract
SUMMARY Rectal swabs were collected at monthly intervals for 16 months from a minimal disease (MD) pig herd established with eleven females and two males which were derived from five hysterotomies on conventional sows. Only six viruses were isolated from the swabs on pig kidney cell cultures, at the sixth, fifteenth and sixteenth months, and all were porcine enteroviruses which produced a cytopathic effect similar to that of the V13 strain. Antibodies to Talfan virus or a porcine parvovirus were not found in samples of serum collected from the foundation stock at monthly intervals, but certain sera contained adenovirus antibodies, and antibodies against V13 and three of the enteroviruses which were isolated from the herd. No Talfan antibodies were found in sera collected from the progeny of the foundation stock. The general health of the herd was good, but pre-weaning losses, in four of the eleven litters of pigs which were produced, were high, owing to savageing by the sows.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
