Relationship between serum acute phase protein concentrations and lesions in finishing pigs.
To establish the relationship between serum levels of three acute phase proteins, haptoglobin (Hp), C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA), and the occurrence and severity of lesions at slaughter, a study was carried out using 70 fattening pigs from a finishing unit. Pigs were divided into three groups: Group 1 (25 pigs with clinical signs of disease), Group 2 (25 apparently healthy pigs with lesions at slaughter) and Group 3 (20 apparently healthy pigs with no lesions at slaughter). Serum levels of CRP, SAA and Hp were significantly higher in pigs with clinical signs of disease than in apparently healthy animals. Additionally, in apparently healthy pigs, serum levels of Hp and CRP were significantly higher in animals with lesions than those without lesions. The extent and severity of lung lesions were related to serum levels of Hp.
Pallarés
Francisco J
FJ
Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, Spain. pallares@um.es
Martínez-Subiela
Silvia
S
Seva
Juan
J
Ramis
Guillermo
G
Fuentes
Pablo
P
Bernabé
Antonio
A
Muñoz
Antonio
A
Cerón
José J
JJ
D000818:Animals; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D006242:Haptoglobins; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D002097:C-Reactive Protein