title: Abortion associated with Chlamydia abortus in extensively reared Iberian sows.
abstract: Reproductive disease was investigated in Iberian pigs on an extensive farrow-to-finish farm in the southwest of Spain. Chlamydia abortus was isolated in cell culture and C. abortus-specific PCR products were detected in placental and fetal tissues. In one batch of 14 sows, the percentage of sera positive for C. abortus specific antibodies increased from 35.7% to 85.7% in the period of 2 weeks following abortion. C. abortus may play a role in abortion in extensively reared Iberian sows.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borge
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbonero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perea
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Caro
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000145:classification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D012307:Risk Factors; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*