First molecular detection of Brachyspira suanatina on pig farms in Poland
Published Online: Sep 20, 2023
Page range: 353 - 359
Received: Mar 12, 2023
Accepted: Jun 19, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2023-0038
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Introduction
Prior to the 2000s, swine dysentery was considered to be caused only by
Material and Methods
The present investigation was carried out in November 2022 on nine Polish high-performing finisher pig farms. At every location one fresh pooled faecal sample was collected from 40 randomly selected pigs of between 60 and 110 kg live weight. Nucleic acid extracted from each pooled faecal sample was analysed by an in-house multiplex PCR for
Results
From a total of nine samples examined, the genetic material of
Conclusion
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the identification of