PRRS - Clinical Update.
M.E.C. WHITE.

Impact of PRRS virus on classical swine fever vaccine.
See PRRS

PRRS: AN UPDATE
S.H. Done; D. Paton.

New Pig Disease Update: Epidemiology of PRRS.
I.B. ROBERTSON.

The Clinical Signs and Symptoms of "Blue-Eared Pig Disease" (PRRS).
M.E.C. WHITE.

Porcilis PRRS from Intervet
Porcilis PRRS - Product Overview Porcilis PRRS is a live PRRS vaccine based on an EU strain of the PRRS virus for an active immunisation of piglets and sows against infection with PRRS virus. Porcilis PRRS product characteristics:

Effective PRRS Control: What the Americans are Doing Wrong and Right
D.D. POLSON.

NADIS BPEX Commentary – December 2009 - PRRS
In his latest Commentary, pig veterinarian, Mark White looks at the factors affecting the incidence of the porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS), as revealed by the NADIS surveillance programme for PRRS in selected pig herds in the UK. Th

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) - Good management in the breeding herd
By Boehringer Ingelheim UK - PRRS is now endemic in the UK. The disease infects all herd types including those with a high health status and both indoor and outdoor units, irrespective of size. It can enter the herd by various routes, e.g. movement

VACCINATION AGAINST PRRS INFECTION
J.S. Richardson. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has adversely affected UK pig performance in both breeding and finishing enterprises since 1991. The effects of the PRRS virus in positive herds has been to enhance the effects of

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus-specific interferon-γ+ T-cell responses after PRRS virus infection or vaccination with an inactivated PRRS vaccine.
In order to assess the immune responses following infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and vaccination with an inactivated vaccine, pigs were vaccinated with PROGRESSIS® (MERIAL, Lyon, France) and then infecte

Laboratory Diagnosis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).
D.J. PATON; T. DREW; I.H. BROWN; S. EDWARDS; S.H. DONE.

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome - (PRRS)
See chapter 6 for further information. (476) Occasionally skin lesions are seen in PRRS that are characterised by small discrete vesicles anywhere on the body but particularly around the nose and the shoulders at points of pressure. The vesi

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
See chapter 6 for further information. (283) The effects of this disease in the sow are severe when infection is first introduced into the herd. The virus causes inappetence, abortions, late mummified piglets, high stillbirths and neonatal mo

Vaccination Effective in Controlling PRRS in Nursery Pigs
Vaccinating nursery pigs for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) can significantly reduce mortality and improve pig performance, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris. These were the conclusions of a three year long study in

Understanding the Spread of PRRS Between Herds
By Cate Dewey Department of Population Medicine University of Guelph. This article is from a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference. Abstract If we are to understand the spread of the PRRS virus amon

Reducing early farrowings with PRRS vaccine
By Merial Animal Health, UK - Abortions, early farrowings, increased returns to service, stillbirths and weak piglets… all are signs of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS. First identified in the USA in the late 1980s, and the

New approach to battling PRRS virus
By Robert Fieldhouse, Ontario Pork - A viral menace called the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus has plagued the hog industry for the past decade, causing major health problems for pregnant sows and piglets - and major econom

Large-Scale PRRS Management
A report on a pilot project to control Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and its application by JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com and supported by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS

Starner gets exercised about eliminating PRRS
US - According to the Minnesota Pork Council, PRRS costs the U.S. pork industry $560 million annually through death losses and production declines. Starner said sows are most effected by PRRS, and the virus contributes to higher rates of abortions, s

Pork Checkoff Applauds USDA Renewal of PRRS CAP
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it is renewing its funding of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP). The USDA will invest $4.8 million over the next four years to reduc

Influence of PRRS virus infection on swine influenza vaccine efficacy
Confirming other studies from the same research group performed with M. hyo bacterins, PRRS virus infection when occuring between the two injections of the vaccination was shown to strongly interfere with Swine influenza vaccination with an inactivat

Intervet updates Porcilis PRRS web site.
THE NETHERLANDS - In 1987 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) was first observed in pig herds in the United States. In 1990 the first case of PRRS was reported in Europe. By the early 1990s PRRS become pandemic. To this day the disea

Tools to Help Producers Control PRRS
The US industry set itself a long-term goal to eradicate PRRS from its pig population in 2002 and thanks to continuing research over the past few years, swine producers now have more tools to prevent and manage the disease, writes ThePigSite senior e

Eradication of PRRS in a French pig herd: use of a killed vaccine and massive sow replacement
The use of a killed vaccine together with sow replacement allowed to eradicate PRRS in a French pig herd from Brittany. From the economic point of view, this meant a 200€-benefit per sow for the farmer.