Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 81-90

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079010081

Exploratory Epidemiological Study on Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Infection and Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome in the Czech Republic

Radek Ficek1, Ivan Pšikal2, Petr Fictum3, Jindřiška Bendová2, Eva Kosinová2, Radka Smítalová2, Miša Škorič3

1Clinic of Pig Diseases
2Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
3Department of Pathologic Morphology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Received December 3, 2008
Accepted September 8, 2009

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