• 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 43  (1) , 106-109
Abstract
Intranasal and oral exposure of 2 gilts to porcine parvovirus on either the 7th or 14th day of gestation resulted in prenatal infection. Normal appearing fetuses and necrotic remnants of what were believed embryos and extraembryonic membranes were found when the gilts were necropsied 7 wk after exposure. The presence of masses of porcine parvovirus antigen throughout necrotic tissues of 6 of 7 embryos, but not in any of the 9 normal appearing fetuses suggested that embryonic death was due to porcine parvovirus.