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Chris Wright

NAPRRS: Post-mortem sampling from growing pigs

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

29 September 2025

2 minute read

NAPRRS: Next generation biosecurity provides sustainable prevention of PRRS

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

9 September 2025

2 minute read

Science-based biosecurity for PRRS

NAPPRS: Advances in PRRS research

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

27 August 2025

2 minute read

Current research focuses on the pregnant gilt model of PRRS infection

ASF: Widespread outbreaks continue

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

18 August 2025

1 minute read

From January 2024 to May 2025, African swine fever was reported in 51 countries

NAPPRS: Dead animal disposal practices on sow farms

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

13 August 2025

2 minute read

Procedures for dead animal removal need to be specific yet adaptable

June - September 2023

Influence of barn fill rate on nursery pig exit weight

Pig Welfare Research and innovation Production stages

13 September 2023

2 minute read

Subsequent groups entering a barn have different performance than the first group

PRRS prevention in growing pigs

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

12 September 2023

3 minute read

PRRS control focuses on the sow herd but ignores finishing pigs

Factors associated with increased sow mortality

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

30 August 2023

2 minute read

Locomotion and reproduction issues are mostly responsible for sow mortality

Biosecurity hazards in pig transport

Pig Welfare Transport/farm movement Treatments and prevention

21 August 2023

2 minute read

Staged loading may reduce the frequency of pathogen transfer during pig transport

Study: PRRS 1-4-4 L1C variant strain virulence

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

5 July 2023

1 minute read

Anorexia, lethargy, fever and mortality result from the PRRS 1-4-4 L1C variant virus

Gilt development: a German perspective

Herd management Feed and nutrition Gilt management

13 June 2023

2 minute read

Gilts need to be properly managed to get the best herd productivity

ASF has changed world pork trade

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

5 June 2023

4 minute read

African swine fever has dramatically changed the face of international pork trade over the last five years

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