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. 2016 Feb 8;2:4. doi: 10.1186/s40813-016-0021-6

Table 3.

Schedule for data collection, sampling and other experimental events

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

aDay of experiment

bPigs were injected with either vaccine or saline

cOne pig per pen was inoculated intranasally with PCV2 culture

dBlood samples were collected from two pigs per pen for ELISA analysis for antibodies against PCV2 and MHYO and PCR for PCV2

eNasal swab samples were collected from two pigs per pen for PCR for MHYO

fAll pigs were moved from nursery to grower facility at IRTA on d 48

gAll pigs were moved from grower facility at IRTA to a commercial finishing farm d 83

hCarcass data was recorded d 159 for pigs classified at the abattoir