Swine Health - PRRS
Assessment of Sample Dilution and Number of Ropes Used for Detection of Swine Pens Infected with PRRS Early in the Course of Infection: a Pilot Study
July 11, 2022By Karyn Havas
This pilot study evaluated the impact of sharing ropes for sample collection between an infected pen and an uninfected pen. Further, it evaluated how the detection of a pathogen changed as the...
Swine Health - PRRS
Field Investigation of the Effect of PRRSV Genetic Variability on Time-to-Stability
July 11, 2022By Dr. Daniel Linhares DVM
The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most economically important swine endemic disease in the United States, causing losses of about $664 million annually. One...
Swine Health - PRRS
Assessing Within-herd PRRS Variability and Its Impact on Production Parameters
June 29, 2022By Andreia Goncalves Arruda
The objective of this study was to describe porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) variability within farms using farms of different demographic types (breeding and growing pig...
Swine Health - PRRS
Evaluation of Air Filters as a Novel Surveillance Method to Assess Spread of Airborne PRRS Viruses
May 23, 2022By Montse Torremorell
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and influenza A virus (IAV) are two major respiratory pathogens of pigs that can be transmitted through the air. In this study, we...
Swine Health - PRRS
Mitigation of PRRS Transmission with UV Light Treatment of Barn Inlet Air: Proof-of-Concept
May 20, 2022By Jacek A. Koziel
‘Drive sustainable Production’ is one of the NBP’s key goals for 2015-2020 and the Swine Health Committee. This research helped address one key target, i.e., deployment of tools for...
Swine Health - PRRS
Rapid detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus using real-time MinION nanopore sequencing
November 24, 2021By Dr. Diego Diel Ph.D.
PRRSV is one of the most important pathogens affecting swine worldwide. The main characteristic that makes PRRSV a difficult pathogen to control is the genetic diversity of the virus and the frequent...
Swine Health - PRRS
Health Prediction of Individual Animals in Swine Operations through Automated Visual Sensing and Behavioral Sensemaking
February 26, 2021By Joshua Peschel
Swine Health - PRRS
Use of Mobile Nanopore Sequencing to Detect and Genotype Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
February 26, 2021By Dr. Kevin Lahmers
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus continues to be a leading cause of disease and decreased production in the swine industry.
Swine Health - PRRS
What is the best oral fluid sampling strategy for PRRSV detection? A spatiotemporal approach.
February 26, 2021By Dr. Chong Wang Ph.D.
Swine Health - PRRS
Targeted development of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against PRRSV minor glycoproteins
February 26, 2021By Dr. Hiep Vu Ph.D.
