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Table 3 Origin of growers, daily weight gain, medical treatments against respiratory disease and mortality in fatteners unvaccinated or vaccinated against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in a specialized fattening herd affected by actinobacillosis

From: Field experience with two different vaccination strategies aiming to control infections with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in a fattening pig herd

Batch Category

# batches

Origin of growers

Weight gain

Treatments Individual

Treatments In feed

Mortality

  

(Herds)

(g per day)

(%)

(Batches)

(%)

Period I

Before vaccinations

6

A, B, C

863 ± 56

0 ± 0

3 of 6

4.2 ± 1.6

Period II

Double vaccinations

13

A, B, C

911 ± 34

1.3 ± 2.0

2 of 13

4.0 ± 1.3

Period III

In between vaccinations

11

A-F

887 ± 16

1.3 ± 2.0

0

3.7 ± 1.7

Period IV

Triple vaccinations

8

D, E, F

893 ± 33

4.7 ± 1.8

6 of 8

3.1 ± 1.4

Period V

After vaccinations

16

D, E, F

883 ± 36

0.6 ± 0.9

0

3.4 ± 1.3