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.
Prof. Michael Murtaugh explains, what the scientifc comunity can offer to control the diverse PRRS virus strains in the field.
What are the important respiratory pathogens we are dealing with, how did PRRS control change over time and what has Sherlock Holmes to do with it? Dr Tom Gillespie shares his practical experiences as a swine veterinarian and answers these and many other questions.
How does PRRS interact with the pig and how do pigs respond to the infection? These and many more questions are answered by Prof Michael Murthaugh.
Professor Yang explains the mechanisms that PRRS uses to evade the pig’s immune system and some of the mistakes we make to help it succeed.