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Serum Sampling is Best PRRS Diagnostic Tool 

Serum samples provide the best sample to detect porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus during acute infection...

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...

Circovirus Spread Via Semen Studied 

Because porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) has spread rapidly across North America, boar semen has been implicated as a possible source for dissemination of the virus...

Research Cautions Against Blaming Aerosol Spread of PRRS 

Even when meteorological conditions are considered ideal for airborne transfer of PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) virus, other factors are just as likely to produce lateral transmission...

Canadian Government Bails Out Producers with Circovirus Losses 

The Canadian government launched the Circovirus Inoculation Program (CIP) on Nov. 15 to help pork producers affected by disease-associated mortality losses...

Creative Efforts Stretch Vaccine Supply 

When porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) struck the 130,000-sow Pipestone System, their swine veterinary team made adjustments until more vaccine...

Disinfectant Chambers Improve Biosecurity 

A small room devoted to disinfecting all supplies brought into a production facility can help avoid the inadvertent introduction of pathogens...

USDA Releases Fourth National Swine Study 

Seventeen states and 2,230 sites participated in the Swine 2006 survey. USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) recently published results...

Ileitis Look-Alikes Prove Frustrating 

Diarrhea that mimics ileitis continues to be a problem despite a variety of treatments. Although several antimicrobials have been shown to control the...

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...

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