Worms affect enzootic pneumonia vaccines - 13th July 2010
Worm infections can compromise Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine efficacy in pigs. UK pig producers, already losing up to £6 a pig on worm-infested units, could be blasting a hole knocking millions of pounds off industry profits this year if they fail to reduce worm burdens.
The findings are from a research study by a team of Danish and US pig scientists.
This shows that worm infections
in a pig herd can adversely affect the efficacy of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
vaccines. The other bad news is that, like other nations’ pig industries, most
UK herds are likely to have worm
infections.
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