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Bulletin No. 17 - Winter 2003
VirologyPorcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
GILOT C
L'EARL Gicquel, adepte de la vaccination SDRP (Gicquel: owner of a swine operation system and PRRSV vaccination enthousiast).
Porc Magazine October 2003, nº370: 60-62
The paper reports the successful implementation of Progressis® vaccination program in a French herd previously experiencing reproductive failure due to PRRSV. MERIAL killed oil-adjuvanted vaccine is used in breeders only and consists in a first vaccination (two injections at a 3-4 week interval) followed by a booster 60-70 days before each gestation, with a cost of 6 Euro per sow per year. A gain of 1.35 weaned piglet per sow was observed. However, the vaccination program is all the more beneficial if associated with measures such as a longer quarantine period prior to the introduction of new gilts.
