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Assessment of respiratory herd health in weaner pigs by measuring cellular composition of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
- Source :
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Journal of veterinary medicine. B, Infectious diseases and veterinary public health [J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health] 2002 Nov; Vol. 49 (9), pp. 424-8. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Cell differentiation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was compared among 11 herds having a history of recurrent respiratory disease in weaner pigs and nine herds lacking such a history. In every herd, 20 pigs aged 8-10 weeks were lavaged. The two groups differed significantly on median percentage of macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes, but not on white blood cell count of the BALF. Logistic regression showed the percentage of samples per herd exceeding the reference value for neutrophils of 0-8% to be the most promising parameter to assess the health status in weaner pigs.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Animals, Newborn
Bronchoalveolar Lavage standards
Case-Control Studies
Leukocyte Count veterinary
Logistic Models
Models, Biological
Predictive Value of Tests
Respiratory Tract Diseases diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases pathology
Swine
Swine Diseases pathology
Weaning
Bronchoalveolar Lavage veterinary
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid cytology
Respiratory Tract Diseases veterinary
Swine Diseases diagnosis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0931-1793
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary medicine. B, Infectious diseases and veterinary public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12489710
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00584.x