The prevalence of PCV2 viremia in newborn piglets on four endemically infected Dutch sow farms is very low

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) systemic disease is currently considered one of the most relevant infectious diseases in swine industry worldwide from an economical point of view. Although piglets generally become diseased between 8 and 16 weeks of age, they can be infected much earlier, even already in utero. However, data on the prevalence of PCV2 infection in newborn piglets are very variable (lower than 40 up to 82%) and most of the studies have been performed in US. In European pig farms, using group-housing systems for gestating sows, a different herd PCV2 infection and immunological st... Mehr ...