Chris Rademacher

Introduction:The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a sub-unit PEDV vaccine (Harris Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Vaccine, RNA®) in an endemically infected breeding herd that had experienced elevated pre-weaning mortality (40-60%) for 26 weeks.Materials and Methods:On May 4, 2014 a 2,500 head breeding farm reported watery diarrhea and vomiting in 7-day-old piglets. Samples wer ...

Introduction:The main impact of Porcine Epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus is high mortality in piglets between birth and weaning and as a consequence pig producers have serious economic losses. Since 2014, Mexico has been positive to PED virus as diagnosed by the PCR test. Materials and Methods:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of two vaccines against PED (manufactured by ZoetisTM and Har ...

Introduction:Although idiopathic vesicular disease (IVD) is rarely diagnosed in US swine, in 2015 there were over 100 cases identified throughout the country. Frequently, Senecavirus A (SVA) has been associated with IVD and is presumed to be the etiologic agent. In recent studies we have shown SVA to induce a vesicular disease in nursery and finishing age pigs. This paper describes initial efforts ...