Page 2 of articles about PRRS

Detection of lung lesions in slaughtered pigs also allows estimation of economic losses.

A case study on identifying and addressing entry-related biosecurity hazards on a sow farm.

PRRS creates frustrating challenges as it seems we have to keep learning the same lessons we already know, along with the occasional new chapter.

Too often a single sequence information is used to make important conclusions regarding virus source, especially for new PRRS outbreaks, guiding outbreak investigations, and future interventions.

In this article we will focus the discussion on the practical applications of the new monitoring systems.

The detection of a pathogen alone is not sufficient for elucidating the aetiology behind neonatal diarrhoea outbreaks. The diagnosis of neonatal diarrhoea is one of the most challenging ones in daily pig practice.

By May 2023, 85% of all Danish pig herds have a serological PRRS status. Area eradication programs have been established in regions with a high density of PRRS seropositive herds. The Danish Agriculture & Food Council has taken a range of initiatives with the purpose of paving the road for a national reduction of PRRS, including an implementation strategy, digital tools, common guidelines for the classification, monitoring, and eradication of PRRSV, and project funding resources.

Here we will focus the discussion on the practical applications and on lessons learned from recent field studies on response strategies for PRRSV management in affected breeding herds.