Fig. 6From: High prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among domestic pigs in Ibaraki Prefecture, JapanSchedule of piglet sampling on the farm. After the seven piglets were born, they were raised in the same sty on the farm. We collected blood and feces (rectal swabs) every week from 43 days (6 weeks) to 166 days (23 weeks) of age. These piglets were finally slaughtered, and we collected the liver, spleen, bile, blood, and fecal samples from the slaughterhouseBack to article page