The 5-Step Process for managing PRRS in swine herds, with practical guidance on defining goals, assessing status, identifying constraints, implementing solutions, and monitoring outcomes.
Scientific references supporting the “5 Steps to Controlling PRRS” document, including studies on vaccine efficacy, lung lesions, emerging strain mortality, economic impact, and biosecurity in PRRS management.
Description of the Chilean swine industry, lessons learnt from biosecurity realities with regards to a new PRRSv introduction. Biosecurity Critical control points. Experience with new PRRSv introduction and pig flow.
Dr. Marika Genzow shares her knowledge on PRRS essential actions for managing and controlling PRRS.
Dr Tom Gillespie shares the importance of vaccination to successful pig production.
Dr. James Lowe (University of Illinois, Lowe Consulting) explains how to evaluate your health status and what decisions need to be taken to improve your farm.
Dr. Tom Gillespie shares his experiences between the similarity of PRRS and PED when it comes to control of these important diseases.
Swine practitioner Apisit Kittawornrat (CP Thailand) gives practical examples of how to control PRRS in a Thai production system.