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SUBMITTER: Resende TP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727109 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 20190725 5
Conjunctivitis is an uncommon finding in commercial swine herds, and the etiology of the disease is rarely studied. We investigated cases of conjunctivitis in 3 wean-to-finish swine farms. Eye swabs and tissues were obtained from clinically affected pigs (8-22 wk of age), from unaffected pigs in contact with affected pen-mates, and from age-matched pigs from an unaffected herd. Real-time PCR (rtPCR) testing for <i>Mycoplasma hyorhinis</i> demonstrated consistent detection and high bacterial load ...[more]