Keep Plum Island?
Repairing or replacing the worn out buildings at the 54-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located just off the coast of Long Island,...
Fighting PRRS Still Causes Plenty of Pain
A PRRS break and high production costs can destroy an operation. I have been in veterinary practice more than 20 years. I saw my first case of porcine...
Preparing for FMD
Getting the word out about foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) will help the United States better prepare for the potential disease disaster. Even with the best...
Kansas State Tabbed to Coordinate National PRRS Research Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a $4.8 million grant to support a comprehensive national program for controlling porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, led by Kansas State University (KSU)...
Porcine Circovirus Grows More Deadly
Over time, the common virus has become noticeably more pathogenic. Circovirus, a virus that exists worldwide, has turned more dangerous as it has mutated...
Pork Checkoff Offers Monthly Porcine Circovirus Updates
Timely answers to questions about porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) are available by simply clicking on the pork checkoff's new PCVAD Web...
USDA Unveils New Vision For Livestock ID Plan
The new business plan provides a species-specific approach for each livestock group. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new business...
Immune Parameters May Signal Why Some Pigs Clear PRRS Virus
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus is difficult to rid from herds because infection elicits a weak immune response that is not fully protective...
Reducing The Area Spread of PRRS
A leading expert on the PRRS virus at the University of Minnesota says his research team has pinpointed the essential biosecurity tools. The pork industry...
Filtering Out Viral Pathogens
Air filtration systems get high marks for keeping porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus out of farms. Controlling aerosol spread...
