Something smells bad about PRRS. Is manure management playing a role in PRRS epidemiology?
The overall risk of a PRRS outbreak is 12 times higher during the first 15 days after pumping manure than the rest of the year.
Carles Vilalta
Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (IRTA-CReSA) - Epidemiology coordinator - Spain Author
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Sampling schemes for the new PRRS classification American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) guidelines
What samples should be taken for the new PRRS categories according to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) guidelines?
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24-Nov-2021derald-holtkampVery nice summary Carles! Thanks for your efforts as a member of the working group that developed the updated classification system and for getting the word out.
The AASV guidelines for PRRS status classification evolve
We review what's new in the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) guidelines, which include new monitoring techniques and expanded and modified categories.
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29-Oct-2021carles-vilaltaHi Rebecca, good to hear from you!.
I completely agree with you. The AASV guidelines have recommendations on how to classify the finishers as well. That piece of information will take a lot of effort from companies as you already know and we discussed in the past. Finisher´s monitoring could bring important information regarding this disease.
I hope everything is ok with you.
Cheers.
I completely agree with you. The AASV guidelines have recommendations on how to classify the finishers as well. That piece of information will take a lot of effort from companies as you already know and we discussed in the past. Finisher´s monitoring could bring important information regarding this disease.
I hope everything is ok with you.
Cheers.
Biosecurity practices for deadstock management at the farm
Key biosecurity messages to move dead pigs out of the clean area of the farm to the deadstock management area prior to their treatment: external deadstock container, incinerator or hydrolysis container.
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Carcass disposal management for swine producers, a practical review (part 2)
Pros and cons of rendering carcass disposal systems, alkaline hydrolysis, anaerobic digestion, gasification, and homogenization.
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Carcass disposal management for swine producers, a practical review (part 1)
Pros and cons of the most used carcass disposal systems: burial, composting, incineration, and rendering. Impacts on environment and biosecurity.
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22-Apr-2021giancarlo-belluzziVery interesting article. Compliments. Effectively in case of non excessive quantities, is more convinient and much more in biosecurity to bury than to send the carcasses in renderign plant, by "dirty" trucks.
Please,keep in touch
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PRRS time-to-stability variability in Midwestern US sow herds
Do outbreaks in the same farm have a similar time-to-stability? What factors can affect time-to-stability?
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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome break recurrence
71% of the farms reporting a PRRS break today will report a break within the following two years. What makes them more susceptible?
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The Dr. Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project
Dr. Robert Morrison created the Swine Health Monitoring Project in 2011 and, after his tragic loss, in May 2017 the program was renamed.
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Use of processing fluids for PRRSV diagnostics
We propose to use the processing fluids, the liquid accumulated at the bottom of the pail when farmers collect tails and testicles during routine procedures as a sample.
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09-Nov-2020ytran876is there any difference between castration fluid and tail docking fluid? can they use interchangeably or they have to go together for testing?
