Genetic Line Influences Growth Rate Responses to Vaccination for PCV2
Pig genetic line affected the response to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccination in terms of growth response in a study carried out in Kansas. The mean weight difference between vaccinated and control pigs was almost four times greater in the purebred Durocs than a synthetic White Pietrain line on day 130. This difference should be considered a risk factor for the expression of this disease, the researchers said.
1 March 2012
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