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Guilty Gilt Guide
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Guilty Guilt Guide

The Guilty Gilt Guide was written with a clear objective – to maximize the whole-herd performance of pig populations by helping gilts to reach their full reproductive potential and produce healthy pigs that reach their full genetic potential during grow-finish.

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Implementing a user-friendly format to analyze PRRSV next-generation sequencing results and associating breeding herd production performance with number of PRRSV strains and recombination events

The open reading frames (ORF)5 represents approximately 4% of the porcine repro- ductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)-2 genome (whole-PRRSV) and is often determined by the Sanger technique, which rarely detects >1 PRRSV strain if present in the sample.

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Refining PRRSV-2 genetic classification based on global ORF5 sequences and investigation of their geographic distributions and temporal changes

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an important swine pathogen affecting the global swine industry.

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Effect of multiple vaccinations on transmission and degree of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in gilts

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) infections continue to result in significant respiratory challenges in the swine industry worldwide. Vaccination for M. hyopneumoniae is commonly utilized, as reduction in bacterial loads and clinical severity in vaccinated pigs have been shown. However, the effect of M. hyopneumoniae vaccination on transmission across different pig populations has been minimally investigated.

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus impacts on gut microbiome in a strain virulence-dependent fashion

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a viral disease defined by reproductive problems, respiratory distress and a negative impact on growth rate and general condition. 

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Pig vaccination as an essential part of a comprehensive PRRS control program

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in growing pigs is estimated to cost $5.60 - $7.60 per pig sold. 

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PRRSv control in finisher pigs, a large scale barn study in a high dense area in USA

A recent study showed Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) costs the US pork industry $1.8 million per day.

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A methodical approach to PRRS management, a success story of production improvements

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory syndrome Virus (PRRSv) continues to be a major pathogen that impacts the swine industry.