PMID- 28405463 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220317 IS - 2055-5660 (Print) IS - 2055-5660 (Electronic) IS - 2055-5660 (Linking) VI - 3 DP - 2017 TI - The use of oral fluids to monitor key pathogens in porcine respiratory disease complex. PG - 7 LID - 10.1186/s40813-017-0055-4 [doi] LID - 7 AB - BACKGROUND: The usefulness of oral fluid (OF) sampling for surveillance of infections in pig populations is already accepted but its value as a tool to support investigations of porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) has been less well studied. This study set out to describe detection patterns of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), swine influenza virus type A (SIV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) among farms showing differing severity of PRDC. The study included six wean-to-finish pig batches from farms with historical occurrence of respiratory disease. OF samples were collected from six pens every two weeks from the 5(th) to the 21(st) week of age and tested by real time PCR for presence of PRRSV, SIV and M. hyo and by quantitative real time PCR for PCV2. Data was evaluated alongside clinical and post-mortem observations, mortality rate, slaughter pathology, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry testing data for PCV2 antigen where available. RESULTS: PRRSV and M. hyo were detectable in OF but with inconsistency between pens at the same sampling time and within pens over sequential sampling times. Detection of SIV in clinical and subclinical cases showed good consistency between pens at the same sampling time point with detection possible for periods of 2-4 weeks. Quantitative testing of OF for PCV2 indicated different patterns and levels of detection between farms unaffected or affected by porcine circovirus diseases (PCVD). There was good correlation of PCR results for multiple samples collected from the same pen but no associations were found between prevalence of positive test results and pen location in the building or sex of pigs. CONCLUSIONS: Detection patterns for PRRSV, SIV and M. hyo supported the effectiveness of OF testing as an additional tool for diagnostic investigation of PRDC but emphasised the importance of sampling from multiple pens and on multiple occasions. Preliminary evidence supported the measurement of PCV2 load in pooled OF as a tool for prediction of clinical or subclinical PCVD at farm level. FAU - Hernandez-Garcia, Juan AU - Hernandez-Garcia J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5932-9327 AD - Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, CB30ES Cambridge, England, UK. ISNI: 0000000121885934. GRID: grid.5335.0 FAU - Robben, Nardy AU - Robben N AD - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA USA. ISNI: 0000 0001 2187 0556. GRID: grid.418190.5 FAU - Magnee, Damien AU - Magnee D AD - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA USA. ISNI: 0000 0001 2187 0556. GRID: grid.418190.5 FAU - Eley, Thomas AU - Eley T AD - Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, England, UK. ISNI: 0000 0001 2161 2573. GRID: grid.4464.2 FAU - Dennis, Ian AU - Dennis I AD - BQP Ltd., Stradbroke, England, UK. FAU - Kayes, Sara M AU - Kayes SM AD - SAC Consulting Veterinary, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Penicuik, Midlothian Scotland, UK. FAU - Thomson, Jill R AU - Thomson JR AD - SAC Consulting Veterinary, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Penicuik, Midlothian Scotland, UK. FAU - Tucker, Alexander W AU - Tucker AW AD - Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, CB30ES Cambridge, England, UK. ISNI: 0000000121885934. GRID: grid.5335.0 LA - eng GR - BB/G019274/1/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170405 PL - England TA - Porcine Health Manag JT - Porcine health management JID - 101684126 PMC - PMC5382517 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae OT - Oral fluids OT - PCV2 OT - PRRSV OT - SIV EDAT- 2017/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2017/04/14 06:01 PMCR- 2017/04/05 CRDT- 2017/04/14 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/04/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 55 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s40813-017-0055-4 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Porcine Health Manag. 2017 Apr 5;3:7. doi: 10.1186/s40813-017-0055-4. eCollection 2017.