“…Vaccination of sows seeks to reduce viremia and viral loads in piglets through neutralizing antibodies present in colostrum, and could improve the productive performance of their offspring after weaning (
Beach & Meng, 2012;
Gerber
et al , 2011;
Pejsak
et al , 2010). Moreover, vaccination of the piglet is used to induce active humoral and cellular immunity, reduce viral loads, shorten duration of viremia, and improve productive performance (
Fachinger
et al , 2008;
Fraile
et al , 2012;
Lyoo
et al , 2011;
Takahagi
et al , 2010). Currently, it is feasible to vaccinate sows, piglets, or both (
Fraile
et al , 2012;
Opriessnig
et al , 2010), although the interference between maternally derived antibodies and active immunity of the piglet is under debate (
Fraile
et al , 2012).…”