Table 2.
Overview of the test results of either oral fluid samples or the conventional sample matrices on pen level at the first and second sampling.
| Pathogen | 1st sampling (3-mo-old pigs) | 2nd sampling (6-mo-old pigs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional sample matrices* | Oral fluid | Conventional sample matrices* | Oral fluid | |||||
| Total pos. pens | Total pens tested | Total pos. pens | Total pens tested | Total pos. pens | Total pens tested | Total pos. pens | Total pens tested | |
| Salmonella spp. (ELISA) | 24 (23.1) | 104 | 0 (0) | 104 | 49 (45.4) | 108 | 0 (0) | 108 |
| Hepatitis E virus (ELISA) | 20 (19.2) | 104 | 10 (9.6) | 104 | 82 (75.9) | 108 | 56 (51.9) | 108 |
| MRSA (culture) | 11 (9.1) | 121 | 5 (4.1) | 121 | 8 (5.9) | 136 | 9 (6.6) | 136 |
| Yersinia enterocolitica (culture) | 31 (29.8) | 104 | 27 (26.5) | 102 | 26 (26.3) | 99 | 12 (11.5) | 104 |
Numbers in parentheses are percentages. Pos. = positive.
*
Conventional sample matrices: detection of antibodies (IgG) against Salmonella spp. and hepatitis E virus in serum samples; culture of MRSA from nasal swabs; culture of Yersinia enterocolitica from pen floor fecal samples.