Real-time PCR quantification and histopathological findings of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in the lungs of pigs slaughtered in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Real-time PCR quantification and histopathological findings of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in the lungs of pigs slaughtered in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

ABSTRACT: Porcine enzootic pneumonia (PES), mainly caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, is the main cause of respiratory problems in pigs. Infection by M. hyopneumoniae leads to production losses and the predisposition of affected animals to secondary infections, which may result in the...

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Main Authors: Odinéa A.F. Rodrigues, Elaine F. Dias, Fernanda M. Freitas, Wendel F.F. Moreira, Nancyleni P.C. Bezerra, Diego Luiz S. Ribeiro, Alcina V. Carvalho Neta, Ana Lúcia Abreu-Silva, Rosângela Z. Machado, Larissa S.S. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2023-08-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
swine enzootic pneumonia
pig farming
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2023000100228&lng=en&tlng=en

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