• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2006

Porcine circovius type 2 (PCV 2) is a novel virus of Circoviridae familiy which is considering the cause of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of PCV 2 infection of swine in eastern areas of Gangwon province from February to June in 2005. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were conducted to identify the PCV 2 genome against 80 pigs. The number of infection and its rate of 4 areas, 8 farms and 80 pigs were 3 (75.0%), 7 (88.0%) and 44 (55.0%), respectively.