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Table 3 Schedule for data collection, sampling and other experimental events

From: Influence of spray dried porcine plasma in starter diets associated with a conventional vaccination program on wean to finish performance

Daya

Pig age, d

Pig weight

Starter diet

Vaccineb

Challengec

Blood sampled

Nasal swabe

0

21

  

 

3

24

 

   

7

28

    

14

35

    

21

42

     

35

56

   

 

48f

69

     

63

84

  

78

99

    

83g

104

     

114

135

     

117

138

    

145

166

     

146h

167

    

  1. aDay of experiment
  2. bPigs were injected with either vaccine or saline
  3. cOne pig per pen was inoculated intranasally with PCV2 culture
  4. dBlood samples were collected from two pigs per pen for ELISA analysis for antibodies against PCV2 and MHYO and PCR for PCV2
  5. eNasal swab samples were collected from two pigs per pen for PCR for MHYO
  6. fAll pigs were moved from nursery to grower facility at IRTA on d 48
  7. gAll pigs were moved from grower facility at IRTA to a commercial finishing farm d 83
  8. hCarcass data was recorded d 159 for pigs classified at the abattoir