Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Technical Articles
Article published the November 15, 2021:
IntroductionPorcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is the most relevant infectious disease in the swine industry. PRRS virus (PRRSv) live inoculation has been used to stabilize and even eliminate ...
Article published the November 2, 2021:
Cordyceps militaris is a rare and exotic Chinese medicinal mushroom. Its chemical composition and pharmacological effects are similar to Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis is widely used as a tonic for vita...
Article published the October 15, 2021:
IntroductionThe emergence of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the 1980s and early 1990s was a turning point in the ways in which diseases were dealt with in pig farms. The impact of t...
Article published the October 13, 2021:
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a major viral disease of swine with devastating economic consequences to the swine industry.1,2 Pigs of all ages are susceptible to PRRS virus, with highl...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionDuring the last decades, the use of data by farmers has been limited. Most of the systems used were simple and mainly focused on the management of farm tasks, with limited or no capacity of ana...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionThe controversy that disease was transmitted by invisible life forms stretches back centuries dating to Aristotle (300BC) who believed that all life originated from soil and Virgil (40BC) who b...
Article published the August 4, 2021:
The global swine production industry has experienced a revolution in the last 30 to 40 years. Forty years ago, production was geographically centralized (i.e., all production activities were centrally loca...
Article published the July 28, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONIn 2016, 63% of U.S. market hog sales originated in Iowa and the surrounding six states (USDA, 2017). While Midwest swine production is in a unique position of being favorably located geographically...
Article published the July 8, 2021:
1. IntroductionPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome is an important disease in swine industry. The disease has become endemic in many countries throughout the world following an epidemic phase. It is c...
Article published the March 31, 2021:
PRRS continues to be a devastating problem, costing the swine industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Reducing the impact of PRRS can require a multifaceted approach. In a study conducted by Dem...