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The 11th European PRRS Research Awards
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After outbreaks of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections in sow herds, the time to stability of the sow herd can take 18 to 55 weeks.1,2 Different sampling strategies (e.g., processing fluids, serum, or oral fluids) have been described to assess the PRRSV-status after implementing control measures like sow vaccination, improvement of hygiene protocols, lowering stocking density, and piglet flow optimization.1,3 Thus, we aimed to compare the different described strategies regarding their applicability for monitoring the PRRSV-status in a 3000-sow herd after a PRRS outbreak.
1st American PRRSpective - Improving PRRS resilience in pig farms
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Twenty-eight hundred and seventy-two cases of respiratory disease in pigs were analyzed for their etiologic agents.
Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in animal health, honours three research proposals with a total funding of 75,000 Euro (25,000 Euro each) to encourage further development of practical methods for controlling PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome), and to recognize scientific accomplishments in this field.
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) costs in Europe are estimated between 100€ and 200€ per sow per year and 5€ to10€ per pig. Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) epidemiology has changed due to the widespread of vaccination. In this context, the stability of non-vaccinated sow populations can be challenged leading to the production of PCV-2 viremic piglets, as shown in unstable farms, and increasing the infectious pressure in the offspring.
An introduction of a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) like African Swine Fever Virus (ASF) would be financially devastating. For example, ASF, a highly contagious pathogen with high mortality rates, is a World Health Organization reportable disease that has recently been spreading across Asia and Europe. Control of ASF would likely require mass euthanasia of infected and exposed animals similar to the United Kingdom’s elimination of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).