Patent ID: 7829274

Claim:
A method for reducing the percentage of concomitant infections for more than 10% in pigs or a herd of pigs caused by one or more pathogens other than PCV2 comprising the step of administering to said pig(s) a single dose of PCV2 ORF2 or an immunogenic composition comprising PCV2 ORF2, wherein said PCV2 ORF2or said immunogenic composition comprising PCV2 ORF2 comprises a polymer of acrylic or methacrylic acid and wherein said reduction is in comparison to those pigs not receiving said PCV2 ORF2 or said immunogenic composition comprising PCV2 ORF2, and wherein said concomitant infections are selected from the group consisting of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Haemophilus parasuis, Mycoplasma hyrhinis, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Salmonella spp., Strepococcus suis , and combinations thereof.