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Table 4 PCV-2 IgG ELISA mean S/P ratios obtained prior to vaccination (3–4 woa), grouped based on PCV-2 qPCR results at 3–4, 6 and 9 woa in the 28 farms sampled in 2022

From: Frequency of PCV-2 viremia in nursery piglets from a Spanish swine integration system in 2020 and 2022 considering PRRSV infection status

 

PCV-2 qPCR

PCV-2 IgG ELISA prior to vaccination

Result

Sampling time-point

S/P ratio

 

X̅ ± SD

CV (%)

Positive

Only at 6 woa

0.432 ± 0.298 ab

69.0

Only at 9 woa

0.647 ± 0.345 a

53.4

At 3–4 and 9 woa

0.280 ± 0.205 b

73.3

At 6 and 9 woa

0.470 ± 0.260 ab

55.4

At 3–4, at 6 and at 9 woa

0.378 ± 0.204 ab

54.0

Negative

At 3–4, at 6 and at 9 woa

0.541 ± 0.285 ab

52.7

Total

0.530 ± 0.298

56.1%

 
  1. Different superscript indicates statistically significant differences between groups (p < 0.05)
  2. CV: Coefficient of variation; ELISA: Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay; PCV-2: porcine circovirus 2; woa: weeks of age; SD: Standard deviation