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RODRIGUEZ, Edisleidy et al. EXPERIMENTAL REPRODUCTION OF TRANSMISSIBLE GASTROENTERITIS. Rev Salud Anim. [online]. 2008, vol.30, n.3, pp. 166-171. ISSN 0253-570X.

The experimental reproduction of transmissible gastroenteritis was achieved in newborn piglets, after inoculation by oral route of a strain of this virus isolated in Cuba. In both cases, diarrheas appeared at 24 hours post-inoculation. In all inoculated piglest, anatomo and histopathological lesions which corresponded to the disease were observed in necropsy. Transmissible gastroenteritis virus was excreted after the establishment of diarrhea and not any other pathogenic microorganism involved was found. This sustained the enteropathogenicity of the isolate.

Palavras-chave : transmissible gastroenteritis of pigs; experimental reproduction; enteropathogenicity.