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Pig Journal Volume: 48
Publication date: December 2001

Proceedings Section

PORCINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX WHAT IS IT AND WHY DOES IT REMAIN A PROBLEM?
by E.L. Thacker

Abstract
Recent investigations into the causes and control of swine dysentery disease at Iowa State University are outlined by the author. The co-relationships of viruses and bacteria in this porcine disease complex are highlighted in these studies. Particular reference is made to the severity and duration of pneumonia induced by the interaction of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and PRRS virus on the one hand and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on the other. The author emphasises the need for further understanding of all the pathogens involved in this complex, so that effective diagnostic and intervention strategies can be evolved.

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