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Significant differences in lung lesions were found between PRRSv-inoculated animals and controls. Changes in the concentrations of Hp and CRP in serum, saliva and meat juice samples were similar, peaking at 21dpi.
The correlations found suggest that the measurement of Hp and CRP in saliva and meat juice could serve as complementary, or possibly alternative, biomarkers of pig herd-health.
Gómez-Laguna J, Gutiérrez A, Pallarés FJ, Salguero FJ, Cerón JJ, Carrasco L.Haptoglobin and C-reactive protein as biomarkers in the serum, saliva and meat juice of pigs experimentally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Vet J. 2010 May 27. [Epub ahead of print].
