Detection of Torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 in tissues from stillborn piglets delivered by sows via natural farrowing.
10.4142/jvs.2012.13.4.425
- Author:
Chenga TSHERING
1
;
Mitsuhiro TAKAGI
;
Eisaburo DEGUCHI
Author Information
1. United Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
natural farrowing;
sow;
stillborn piglet;
tissue;
TTSuV
- MeSH:
Heart;
Liver;
Palatine Tonsil;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Spleen;
Torque;
Viruses
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science
2012;13(4):425-427
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We detected Torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 (TTSuV1 and TTSuV2) in tissue samples from 18 stillborn piglets using nested polymerase chain reaction. The detection rates of TTSuV1 and TTSuV2 were 78% and 50%, respectively, with 83% of the stillborn piglets positive for TTSuV1 or TTSuV2. TTSuV1 was detected highest in the liver (72%) followed by heart (56%), spleen (38%) and tonsils (38%) while TTSuV2 was detected highest in the tonsils (38%) followed by liver (33%), spleen (25%), and heart (17%). These results indicate that TTSuVs are commonly present but not equally distributed among the tissues of stillborn piglets.
