Effect of porcine parvovirus serostatus on the reproductive performance of mated gilts in an infected herd.

R. S. Cutler, T. W. Molitor, A. D. Leman, T. E. Sauber

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Abstract

Gifts from 2 commercial swine operations (farm A and farm B) that were bred each week were tested for porcine parvovirus antibody. On farm A, 21.9% (weekly, 2% to 35%) of the 657 gilts tested over a 16-week period were seronegative within 1 week of mating. On farm B, 17.7% (weekly, o to 40%) of the 164 gilts tested over a 10 week period were seronegative within 1 week of mating. Eighty-one gilts from farm A which were seronegative at time of mating were retested at the end of the gestation. Of the 81 gilts, 4 1 had developed antibody titers. The litter size decreased by 1.3 live pigs/litter. The percentage of small litters (less than or equal to 6 born alive) in the group that seroconverted was 36.6% compared with 10% in the gilts that remained seronegative throughout gestation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)935-937
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican journal of veterinary research
Volume43
Issue number6
StatePublished - Jun 1982

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