Using polymerase chain reaction to obtain PRRSV-free piglets from endemically infected herds

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 255-261

  Donadeu, Meritxell ^a   Arias, Marisa ^b   Gomez Tejedor, Concepción ^b   Aguero, Montserrat ^b   Romero, Luis J ^b   Christianson, William T ^a   Sanchez Vizcaíno, José Manuel ^b  

^a GENUS PLC   (United States)

^b Ctro de Invest en Sanidad Animal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Hysterectomy; Isolation; Offsite farrowing; Polymerase chain reaction; Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv); Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346125323     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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