IPVS 2004

Eradication of PRRSV from a closed pig herd

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Expertise article | IPVS 2004
P. Heller, St. Bremerich, R. Tabeling. IPVS. 2004

Due to the immediate vaccination programme following the PRRSV outbreak, an immediate and stable immunity withinthe whole herd was established by which the PRRS fieldvirus was successfully eliminated from the herd.

Eradication of PRRS in a breeding herd

10 minutes
Expertise article | IPVS 2004
C.Schröder, S. Bremerich. IPVS. 2004

Following infection with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus in a nucleus herd with 190 Sows, eradication of the virus was attempted. This was facilitated by the detailed recording system used for the herd.