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Table 4 Information of M. hyopneumoniae acclimation strategies performed by the respondents

From: Survey on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation practices in Europe

 

Availability of isolation units (%)

Management practices in isolation units

No. of farms performing M. hyopneumoniae acclimation strategies (%)

Mean (range) of duration of acclimation period (days)

No. of farms verifying acclimation (%)

Methods used for acclimation verification (%)

AIAO

CF

AIAO/CF

NR

ELISA

PCR

ELISA + PCR

Collected data

Yes

278

(86.6)

122/278

(43.9)

82/278

(29.5)

1/278

(0.4)

73/278

(26.2)

224/278

(80.6)

28.3

(7–180)

53/224

(23.7)

22/53

(41.5)

4/53

(7.5)

27/53

(50.9)

No

32

(10.0)

NA

NA

NA

NA

19/32

(59.4)

37

(21–60)

0/19

(0.0)

NA

NA

NA

Unknown

11

(3.4)

NA

NA

NA

NA

5/11

(45.5)

NR

0/5

(0.0)

NA

NA

NA

Total

321

122

82

1

73

249

NA

54

22

4

27

  1. AIAO all in-all out, CF continuous flow, NR non-reported, NA non-applicable