Abstract
Porcine circovirus type 2 /PCV2) is considered the essential infectious agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), a global swine disease of devastating economic and animal welfare impact. Most pigs become infected with PCV2 during their life, but only a proportion of them develop PMWS (1). PMWS is associated with a high PCV2 load, and a general threshold of 10 7 copies of PCV2 per ml serum has been suggested for PMWS diagnosis (2,3).
The objective of this study was to compare the performance of two different real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays for PCV2 used routinely in two laboratoires located in Denmark (lab 1) and Spain (lab 2), respectively.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 2008 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Event | 20th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress - Durban, South Africa Duration: 22 Jun 2008 → 26 Jun 2008 |
Conference
Conference | 20th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress |
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Country/Territory | South Africa |
City | Durban |
Period | 22/06/2008 → 26/06/2008 |