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Pig Journal Volume: 53
Publication date: May 2004

Case Studies

PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS (PCV) ASSOCIATED LOSSES IN PREGNANT GILTS
C. Mauch and G. Bilkei

Abstract
Ninety-four Porcine circovirus (PCV) seronegative replacement gilts in mid-pregnancy were transported to 4 PCV seropositive herds. Thirty-one of them showed, within 2 months of entry, the clinical picture of porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS). Eight of them aborted and 4 died. Gross necropsy, microscopical examination and ELISA serological testing of dead gilts revealed PDNS. Aborted foetal pigs showed oedema and petechial haemorrhages in the alimentary tract, petechiae on the serosal surfaces of the abdomen and enlarged lymph nodes.

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