PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 2 (PCV2) AS A CAUSE OF FOETAL DEATHS IN A NEWLY ESTABLISHED HERD

摘要

PCV2 has been previously described (1, 2, 3, 4) as a causative agent of foetal death in swine. The objective of this case report is to describe clinical and diagnostic findings related to a PCV2-related reproductive outbreak with a particular focus ondifferential diagnosis with porcine parvovirus (PPV). In a herd previously depopulated and cleaned according to the rules of the Danish SPF system, 340 maiden and pregnant SPF gilts were introduced on the 9-10th March 2006. All gilts had been vaccinated against PPV prior to service. The first sows farrowed 14 days later and during the following 2 months weekly averages for live born, stillborn and mummified foetuses were recorded (Figure 1).