Table A1.
Presence of S. suis serotypes 1, 2, 7, and 9 in tonsils and faecal samples of piglets at Sterksel farm as determined using qPCR.
| Sample | Time Point | S. suis 1 | S. suis 2 | S. suis 7 | S. suis 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonsil | 1 day preweaning | 10/132 (8%) | 7/132 (5%) | 43/132 (33%) | 113/132 (86%) |
| 1 week postweaning | 2/130 (2%) | 10/130 (8%) | 80/130 (62%) | 124/130 (95%) | |
| 4 weeks postweaning | 3/109 (3%) | 19/109 (17%) | 80/109 (73%) | 105/109 (96%) | |
| Feces | 1 day preweaning | 0/132 (0%) | 0/132 (0%) | 1/132 (1%) | 45/132 (34%) |
| 1 week postweaning | 0/130 (0%) | 0/130 (0%) | 3/130 (2%) | 31/130 (24%) | |
| 4 weeks postweaning | 0/109 (0%) | 2/109 (0%) | 0/109 (0%) | 11/109 (10%) |