Journal
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages 725-734Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000603
Keywords
Boars; Porcine circovirus-2; semen; transmission
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- National Pork Board
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Porcine cireovirus-2 (PCV-2) is an economically important swine pathogen and causes PCV-associated disease (PCVAD) in pigs worldwide. Currently, 2 genotypes of PCV-2, PCV-2a and -2b, are circulating in U.S. swine herds. The objectives of the Current study were to evaluate the amount of PCV-2 DNA present in semen over time, compare and correlate incidence and amount of PCV-2 present in semen samples to that present in serum samples and blood swabs, and determine if there are differences in shedding patterns between PCV-2a and -2b. Fifteen 7-month-old PCV-2-naive Landrace boars (Sits serofa) were randomly allocated to 3 treatment groups. The boars in group 1 (n = 3) served as negative controls, and those in groups 2 (n = 6) and 3 (n = 6) were intranasally and intramuscularly inoculated with PCV-2a and -2b, respectively. Semen, serum, and blood swab samples were collected up to 90 days postinoculation (DPI), and necropsies were performed on DPI 23,48, and 90. Larger quantities of both PCV-2a and -2b DNA were detected earlier in serum and blood swab samples than in raw semen of experimentally inoculated boars. The incidence and duration of presence of PCV-2 DNA in semen varied among boars; however, intermittent shedding was not observed. In all sex glands, PCV-2 DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction; however, PCV-2 antigen was not detected by immunohistochemistry, and PCV-2 had no effect on sperm morphology. Differences in shedding patterns between PCV-2a and -2b were not observed under the study conditions.
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