Oropharyngeal swab sampling for PRRSV detection in large-scale pig farms: a convenient and reliable method for mass sampling

Autor: Mingyu Fan, Yang Li, Zhiqiang Hu, Lujie Bian, Weisheng Wu, Wei Liu, Meng Li, Xinglong wang, Jing Ren, Lili Wu, Xiaowen Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Porcine Health Management, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-5660
DOI: 10.1186/s40813-024-00392-8
Popis: Abstract Background Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has significant productivity and economic impacts in swine herds. Accurately determining the PRRSV status at the herd level is crucial for producers and veterinarians to implement strategies to control and eliminate the virus from infected herds. This study collected oropharyngeal swabs (OSs), nasal swabs (NSs), oral fluid swabs (OFs), rectal swabs (RSs), and serum samples continuously from PRRSV challenged pigs under experimental conditions and growing pigs under field conditions. Additionally, OSs and serum samples were collected from individual sows from 50 large-scale breeding farms, and the collection of OSs does not require the sows to be restrained. Ct values of PRRSV were detected in all samples using real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Results In PRRSV challenged pigs, OSs showed a higher PRRSV-positive rate until the end of the observation period. The Ct values of OSs were significantly lower than those of NSs, OFs, and RSs at 2, 8, 12, 14 and 20 days post-challenge (DPC) (P
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