Serological examination of fattening pigs reveals associations between Ascaris suum, lung pathogens and technical performance parameters

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 151-158

  Vlaminck, Johnny ^a   Düsseldorf, Simon ^b   Heres, Lourens ^c   Geldhof, Peter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c VION Food Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway pathogens; Ascariasis; Ascaris suum; Diagnosis; ELISA; Pig production; Serology

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; AVERAGE DAILY GROWTH; BELGIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GERMANY; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PIG; PIG FARMING; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VIRUS; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; LUNG; PARASITOLOGY; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS SUUM; NEMATODA; SUIDAE;

HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIVER; LUNG; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84929943506     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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