Korean J Vet Res.  2023 Mar;63(1):e4. 10.14405/kjvr.20220039.

Prevalence of infectious reproductive diseases in sows from Tolima-Colombia

• Carrillo-Godoy N
• Rueda-Garcia V
• Uribe-Garcia HF
• Rondón-Barragán IS

• KMID: 2543750
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.20220039

Abstract

The prevalence of some swine reproductive and zoonotic diseases in Colombia is still unknown, making their management difficult. This study assessed the prevalence of porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3), Leptospira interrogans, pseudorabies virus, and porcine gamma-herpesvirus by polymerase chain reaction in sows in the productive stage, from farms with a history of reproductive failures, at the department of Tolima. The prevalence of PCV3 was 2.6% and 12.6% for L. interrogans, with some samples co-infected with PCV2. Owing to the coinfections with PCV2, it is necessary to establish whether the interactions between these pathogens were related to the presence of reproductive problems.

Keyword

coinfection; disease; prevalence; zoonoses