4TH MERIAL FORUM

HAVE WE GOT PCVD &

SWINE INFLUENZA UNDER

CONTROL?

Benefits of CIRCOVAC piglet

vaccination in Hungary

Dr. Tamas Kecskes

PCVD

• First cases in 1991

• Described in 1996

PCV2 in Hungary

First detection in 1999

On our farms in 2000

Losses up to 25% only in the nursery

Back to the normal production in 12-18

months, PCVD became on endemic diseaes

PCV2 in Hungary

Problems moved to the finishing phase

Periodically new outbreaks

First vaccine for piglets available in

Hungary in 2009

Objective of the trial

To compare the efficacy of CIRCOVAC

and another PCV2 piglet vaccine

Farm

• 600 sows farrow to finish commercial farm

• Depop-repop, reconstruction in 2010

• High health status (free from PRRS, App,

swine dysentery)

Trial

• Weekly batches

• 16 weeks from august 2011

• 3 groups (320-350 piglets each)

Group A Group B Group C

CIRCOVAC at 3

weeks of age

Suvaxyn M.hyo One

at weaning

CIRCOVAC/Suvaxyn

M.hyo One combo

3 weeks of age

PCV2/M. hyo combo

3 weeks of age

Results in nursery

n

Weaning

weight (kg)

Weight at end

of nursery

(kg)

Total

losses

% ADWG

Group

A 1347 9.0 a 34.62 a 0.70 547 a

Group

B 1332 10.22 b 40.14 b 0.90 634 b

Group

C 2766 8.88 a 35.80 ab 0.98 571 ab

Results in fatteners

n

Start

weight

(kg)

Slaughter

weight

(kg)

Total losses

% FCR ADWG

Group A 1337 34.62 a 112.3 a 2.26 2.86 a 788

Group B 1320 40.14 b 117.1 b 2.43 3.08 b 790

Group C 2739 35.80 ab 112.8 ab 2.31 2.98 c 775

ADWG (g/d) wean to finish

by batch

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Group A

Group B

Group C

ADWG (g/d) wean to finish

Results: summary

n

Weaning

weight (kg)

Slaughter

weight (kg)

Total

losses

(%)

ADWG

Wean to

finish

Group A 1347 9.0 112.3 3.19 709

Group B 1332 10.22 117.1 3.71 739

Group C 2766 8.88 112.8 3.11 709

Conclusion

No significant difference in the 3

vaccination methods comparing the losses

and the ADWG

FCR was better for the CIRCOVAC group then for the other vaccine

Thank you for your attention !