Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) News
News published on August 6, 2015:
Veterinary pharmaceuticals standed out at a major event in Mexico
Agrovet Market Animal Health participated in the XLIX AMVEC Congress 2015, organized by the Board of the Association of Pig Specialized Veterin...
News published on August 5, 2015:
Agrovet Market Animal Health participated in the XVII International Dairy Cattle and Swine Seminar Expo 2015 which was held on July 16th and 17th and organized by the Peruvian Association of Pork producers. Dur...
News published on October 17, 2014:
Merck Animal Health has introduced a vaccine for reducing clinical signs linked to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRS).Prime PAC PRRS+ is designed to reduce clinical signs of reprodu...
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Joseph Harvey (MSD)
News published on September 9, 2009:
The porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is considered an important emerging pathogen in swine production.It has been associated to different syndromes and porcine diseases like the Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropat...
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Revista Veterinaria Argentina; PigProgress.net
News published on September 9, 2009:
Vietnamese animal health officials predict that foot and mouth disease (FMD), blue-ear disease (PRRS) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will soon return to the south of the country.
The Department o...
News published on April 1, 2009:
Editor's Note: Dr. Scott Dee of the Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine was invited to deliver a lecture at the AD Leman Conference, "The future of PRRS in N...
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North Carolina State University Swine News
News published on June 4, 2008:
MJ Biologics, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota, announces a breakthrough in the control and prevention of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome disease (PRRS), a devastating disease of pi...
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MJ Biologics press release
News published on March 7, 2008:
Several trials in Kansas have demonstrated that circovirus vaccination improves the performance of growing pigs even on high health farms.On a 300 sow, PRRS negative farm with a history of PCVAD, 235 animals we...
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Pork News & Views - OMAFRA Newsletter
News published on October 18, 2007:
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are part of a team that has found a vital clue for battling a disease called porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), which costs U.S. swine pr...
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USDA Agricultural Research Service
News published on September 20, 2007:
At first, it was just some of the piglets. The mother gave birth to 13, all of them stillborn. Within a few weeks, however, she and other adult pigs in neighboring stalls became feverish and died. By the end of...
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The Seattle Times Company