Effect of vaccination against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) on ejaculate characteristics and the shedding of virus in boar semen

Research has demonstrated that porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) can be shed into boar semen, raising the possibility that artificial insemination may be an important route by which disease associated with PCV2 is transmitted. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alberti, Kyle Anthony
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32965
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05182010-224953/