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Table 1 Mortality in pig herds caused by PRRSV according to age and sex

From: Outbreaks of highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in Jiangxi province, China

Herds

Dead no./total no.

Boars

Sows

Suckling piglets and

nursery pigs

1

4/8

36/48

34/36

2

3/7

22/33

32/38

3

6/11

51/67

44/51

4

2/5

14/18

28/34

5

4/6

29/36

17/22

Mean

19/37 = 51%

152/202 = 72%

155/181 = 85.6%

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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481