title: Comparison of sow and/or piglet vaccination of 3 commercial porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) single-dose vaccines on pigs under experimental PCV2 challenge.
abstract: The objective of the present study was to compare the effect of sow and/or piglet vaccination regimen by three commercial porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines on pigs experimentally challenged with PCV2 at 84 days of age based on immunological, virological, and pathological evaluation. One hundred and nineteen piglets born to vaccinated or non-vaccinated sows were divided into 17 groups. A portion of the pigs with or without passively acquired immunity was vaccinated at 21 or 49 days of age. Regardless of the PCV2 vaccine, the combination of sow and pig (49 days of age) vaccinations significantly (P<0.05) reduced PCV2 viremia, induced higher log2 transformed neutralizing antibody titers, and resulted in higher proportion of CD4(+)CD8(+)IFN-γ(+) lymphocyte subsets than the sow vaccination alone, the pig (21 or 49 days of age) vaccination alone, and the combination of sow and pig (21 days of age) vaccinations at various days post challenge. The results showed a significant negative correlation between maternally derived antibodies at the day of vaccination and the increment of antibody titers to PCV2 at 28 days post vaccination in the combination of sow and pig (21 days of age) vaccinations but not the combination of sow and pig (49 days of age) vaccinations. The combination of sow and pig (49 days of age) vaccinations could be more effective for controlling PCV2 infection if PCV2 the infection occurs during the growing-finishing period in herds. Optimal vaccination strategies must balance the advantage of delayed vaccination with the need to induce immunity prior to exposure to pathogens under field conditions.
authors: Seoul National University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Yeonsu
authors: Y
authors: Oh
authors: Seoul National University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hwi Won
authors: HW
authors: Seo
authors: Seoul National University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Changhoon
authors: C
authors: Park
authors: Seoul National University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: swine@snu.ac.kr.
authors: Chanhee
authors: C
authors: Chae
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D017925:Circovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D014766:Viremia / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014765:Viral Vaccines
keywords: Porcine circovirus type 2; Porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine; Porcine circovirus-associated disease; Vaccination