TY  - JOUR
T1  - Seroprevalence of <I>Chlamydia</I> Infection in Pigs from Intensive Farms in Southern China
AU - Xu, M.J. AU - He, Y. AU - Liang, R. AU - Zhou, D.H. AU - Lin, R.Q. AU - Yin, C.C. AU - He, X.H. AU - Liang, M. AU - Zhu, X.Q. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 7
SP  - 1143
EP  - 1145
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1143.1145
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1143.1145
KW  - Seroprevalence
KW  -pigs
KW  -southern China
KW  -Indirect Hemagglutination Assay (IHA)
KW  -Chlamydia
AB  - The present investigation aimed to examine the prevalence of <I>Chlamydia</I> infection in pigs in Guangdong Province, Southern China. Between March 2008 and May 2009, a total of 1,017 serum samples were collected from 15 intensive farms, which are distributed in 12 administrative cities of Guangdong Province and assayed for <I>Chlamydia</I> antibodies by Indirect Hemagglutination Assay (IHA). The results showed that almost all of the investigated farms showed seroprevalence (93.33%, 14/15). The average seroprevalence of pigs with <I>Chlamydia</I> antibodies was 30.78% (ranged between 0-88%) with breeding boars having the highest prevalence (63.38%, 45/71), which was followed by breeding sows (41.10%, 60/146) and fattening pigs (36.25%, 29/80). These results indicated that prevalence of <I>Chlamydia</I> infection in pigs from intensive farms in Southern China is high, therefore integrated and improved control strategies and measures should be implemented to prevent and control <I>Chlamydia</I> infection in pigs.
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