Swine Health - PRRS
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Swine Health - PRRS
Adaptation of PRRSV to genetic modifications in CD163
Swine Health - PRRS
Evaluation, optimization, and application of “processing fluids” for PRRSV monitoring in commercial swine herds
Swine Health - PRRS
Monitoring and updating the value of productivity losses due to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Swine Health - PRRS
Impact of host immunity and genetics on persistence of PRRS virus in tonsils
Despite extensive efforts to eliminate PRRS from US production facilities, it remains a key disease issue and poses a continued economic threat to the industry, particularly in pig dense areas.
Swine Health - PRRS
Detection and differentiation of field strains and commonly used vaccine strains of Type 2 PRRS virus in the US
PRRS remains the most economically devastating swine disease with an estimated annual loss of $664 million in the US. The PRRS genome is constantly changing, making accurate diagnosis difficult. Many...
Swine Health - PRRS
United States Swine Pathogen Database
Veterinarians have long needed a centralized database to compare and contrast the pathogen nucleotide sequences of their clinical samples to those seen concurrently in the field throughout the United States.
Swine Health - PRRS
Project Cross-Neutralizing Antibodies as Predictors of Protection
Swine Health - PRRS
Temporal, spatial & phylogenetic analysis of PRRSV sequences
Swine Health - PRRS
Demonstration of Airborne PRRSv Inactivation by a Non-Thermal Plasma
Two of the primary goals in the National Pork Board (NPB) strategic plan call for the development and deployment of mitigation strategies capable of eliminating the top domestic swine diseases,...
