Abstract:

Comparison of intradermal and intramuscular porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination methods concerning labor, production parameters, and antimicrobial treatments: A randomized field study in a Danish finishing herd

Bjarne Ellegaard, DVM; Jakob Korsgaard, DVM; Gitte Blach Nielsen, DVM, PhD

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Vaccination is time consuming and often labor intensive. This study found that porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination of growing pigs could be performed faster using an intradermal, needle-free vaccination method compared to the traditional, intramuscular needle vaccination method without compromising production parameters and antimicrobial treatments.

Keywords: vaccination, intradermal, intramuscular, labor

RIS citationCite as: Ellegaard B, Korsgarrd J, Nielsen GB. Comparison of intradermal and intramuscular porcine circovirus type 2 vaccination methods concerning labor, production parameters, and antimicrobial treatments: A randomized field study in a Danish finishing herd. J Swine Health Prod 2021;29(3):129-132.

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