TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of Streptococcus suis in four to eight week old clinically healthy piglets.
AU - Brisebois, L. M.
AU - Charlebois, R.
AU - Higgins, Robert
AU - Nadeau, M.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence, in the nasal cavities, of Streptococcus suis in four to eight week old clinically healthy piglets. Streptococci biochemically compatible with S. suis were isolated from 94% of piglets and 98% of farms. Of the 782 isolates submitted to serotyping, only 164 (21%) were included in the nine official serotypes. These 164 typable isolates originated from 121 (31%) of the 388 piglets and from 36 (73%) of the 49 farms included in the study. The most frequent serotypes found in piglets were, in decreasing order, 3, 4, 8 and 2. Serotype 1 was not detected in this survey. As many as 32% of piglets were found positive for two different serotypes and three different serotypes were found in 1%.
AB - The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence, in the nasal cavities, of Streptococcus suis in four to eight week old clinically healthy piglets. Streptococci biochemically compatible with S. suis were isolated from 94% of piglets and 98% of farms. Of the 782 isolates submitted to serotyping, only 164 (21%) were included in the nine official serotypes. These 164 typable isolates originated from 121 (31%) of the 388 piglets and from 36 (73%) of the 49 farms included in the study. The most frequent serotypes found in piglets were, in decreasing order, 3, 4, 8 and 2. Serotype 1 was not detected in this survey. As many as 32% of piglets were found positive for two different serotypes and three different serotypes were found in 1%.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2306669
AN - SCOPUS:0025142014
VL - 54
SP - 174
EP - 177
JO - Canadian journal of comparative medicine and veterinary science
JF - Canadian journal of comparative medicine and veterinary science
SN - 0830-9000
IS - 1
ER -