Feeding Spray-Dried Porcine Plasma to Pigs Reduces African Swine Fever Virus Load in Infected Pigs and Delays Virus Transmission-Study 1

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential benefits of feeding spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) to pigs infected with African swine fever virus (ASFV). Two groups of twelve weaned pigs each were fed with CONVENTIONAL or 8% SDPP enriched diets. Two pigs (trojans)/group) were injected...

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Autores: Blázquez Salvador, Elena|||0000-0001-8115-3225, Pujols, Joan|||0000-0002-6940-1529, Rodriguez, Fernando|||0000-0001-7361-8408, Segalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261, Rosell, Rosa|||0000-0002-8294-1159, Campbell, Joy|||0000-0003-2499-3644, Polo, Javier|||0000-0003-0990-2230
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:274408
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/274408
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/vaccines11040824
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:African swine fever
ASFV
Spray-dried porcine plasma
Challenge
Nutritional intervention
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Sumario:The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential benefits of feeding spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) to pigs infected with African swine fever virus (ASFV). Two groups of twelve weaned pigs each were fed with CONVENTIONAL or 8% SDPP enriched diets. Two pigs (trojans)/group) were injected intramuscularly with the pandemic ASFV (Georgia 2007/01) and comingled with the rest of the pigs (1:5 trojan:naïve ratio) to simulate a natural route of transmission. Trojans developed ASF and died within the first week after inoculation, but contact pigs did not develop ASF, viremia, or seroconversion. Therefore, three more trojans per group were introduced to optimize the ASFV transmission (1:2 trojan:naïve ratio). Blood, nasal, and rectal swabs were weekly harvested, and at end of the study ASFV-target organs collected. After the second exposure, rectal temperature of conventionally fed contact pigs increased.