Use of trachea-bronchial swab qPCR testing to confirm Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae seropositivity in an SPF breeding herd

Abstract Background A dedicated program to monitor for freedom of several economically important diseases is present within most of the breeding companies that currently deliver high health breeding animals to their customers. Serology is therefore the preferential approach in order to screen for mo...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Vangroenweghe, Eveline Willems, Jiří Malášek, Olivier Thas, Dominiek Maes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-018-0088-3