Prevalence and factors associated to contamination from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus during the transportation of pigs to slaughterhouses in Colombia
Abstract:Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes acute diarrhea, dehydration, and high mortality in newborn piglets and has caused high economic impact in the swine industry in the United States and Asia. Until March 2014, PED was an exotic disease in Colombia. This study was carried out at the beginning of the spread of PEDV in the country, and its main objective was to determine the prevalence and factors associated to the contamination of PEDV in the transportation of pigs to the slaughterhouses in Colombia th… Show more
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