Oral Fluid Sampling Unsuitable For Individual Porcine Reproduction and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Testing
Oral fluid sampling for health monitoring of swine pathogens provides an easy and inexpensive method to test herds for antibodies to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and potentially other diseases...
Freezing Parameters Eliminates Trichinae Trade Concerns for Pork
Freezing Parameters Eliminates Trichinae Trade Concerns The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Animal Parasitic...
One Minnesota Project Advances Minnesota’s PRRS Project Advances
Minnesota's Rice County was the first county in the country to attempt a regional control project for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)....
Michigan PRRS Project Underway
The two-county PRRS regional control project in Michigan involves Allegan and Ottawa counties, which border Lake Michigan and provide a good natural barrier...
Questioning the Facts About H1N1 Influenza Virus
European swine researcher Kristien Van Reeth says there is reason to doubt the theory of the pig as a mixing vessel for influenza viruses. She also questions...
Now May be the Time For PRRS Eradication
Through trial and error spanning more than 20 years, the pork industry has fought to get rid of the elusive porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Risk Assessment Tool Helps Fight PRRS
It has been almost three decades since the PRRS virus was first recognized as the infectious agent responsible for reproductive failure in sows and severe...
PRRS Project Launched in Illinois
It's no surprise that the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus causes the pork industry significant losses each year. It's estimated...
Minnesota Pork Groups Look at PRRS Eradication
At a joint meeting recently, the board of directors of the Minnesota Pork Board and the Minnesota Pork Producers Association agreed to consider drafting a resolution for the eradication of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from the state, according to David Preisler, executive director of the two groups...
Industry Groups Meet to Explore PRRS Eradication
Producer and veterinary members of a pork industry task force conferred at the Leman Swine Conference last week in St. Paul, MN, to explore setting a course for possible eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)...
