A vaccine for use against subclinical lawsonia infection in a pig
AssigneeIntervet Inc.
InventorAntonius Arnoldus Christiaan Jacobs
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a vaccine comprising non live Lawsonia intracellularis antigen and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in a method to reduce in a pig the negative impact on average daily weight gain (ADWG) associated with subclinical infection with Lawsonia intracellularis, by systemic administration of the vaccine to the pig.
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A method to reduce the negative impact on average daily weight gain (ADWG) associated with subclinical infection with Lawsonia intracellularis in a pig comprising the systemic administration of a vaccine comprising non live Lawsonia intracellularis antigen and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the pig.
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