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Pig gestation length
115d
Age for weaning
3-4w
Age at slaughter
20-24w
How soon after weaning are sows in heat
6mon
Main CS in piglets
Pneumonia
Strain types
American type 2
European type 1
Virus type
Arteriviridae
Single stranded RNA
Common cell type if affects → targets immune system
Alv macrophage
Steps in virus replication
1- attachment
2- internalisation
3- uncoating
4- translation
5- budding
6- exocytosis
7- release
Methods of transmission
Direct - AI, nasal secretions, urine, mammary secretions, faeces
Indirect - Fomites
Vertical → PI piglet
Effect of vertical transmission
PI piglet