Swine Health - PRRS
Development of diagnostic assays for detecting PRRSV infection using oral fluid samples as an alternative to serum-based assays
July 26, 2011By Ying Fang
Currently, diagnosis of PRRSV infection is by virus antigen, nucleic acid or antibody detection in serum samples. Thus, serum is the standard sample for diagnostic evaluation. However,...
Swine Health - PRRS
Assessment of the Economic Impact of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus on U.S. Pork Producers
July 25, 2011By Derald Holtkamp
An economic analysis published in 2005 estimated that productivity losses from clinical porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus infections cost U.S. pork producers $560...
Swine Health - General Disease
Contribution of prior SIV infection in enhancing secondary Haemophilus parasuis disease
July 25, 2011By Crystal Loving
Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) is a multifactorial disease process with a variety of infectious agents contributing to disease. The complex cannot be simply explained as infection with...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of PCV2 vaccine efficacy in 5 and 21 day old piglets
July 19, 2011By Tanja Opriessnig
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines have become widely used since approved in 2006. It is not uncommon for producers to use PCV2 vaccines in pigs younger than what is approved or recommended by...
Swine Health - PRRS
Structural characterization of the PRRSv glycan shield
July 15, 2011By Michael P. Murtaugh
Knowing the composition and structure of PRRSV is an important prerequisite for development of immunological prevention and control strategies, just as knowing what a spark plug looks like is...
Swine Health - General Disease
Characterization of Mycoplasma hyorhinis transmission and spread within endemically infected populations
July 7, 2011By Simone Oliveira
Bacterial diseases create a significant economic impact in today’s swine industry by causing an increase in mortality rates and a reduction in feed efficiency and growth. Polyserositis is one...
Swine Health - General Disease
A modified-live prototype vaccine for PCV-2 in swine
July 1, 2011By Steven Krakowka
1. The overall goal of this project is to test the hypothesis that, “The critical virulence determinant of swine-virulent PCV2 resides in a linear 3-4 amino acid region in the center of...
Swine Health - PRRS
Subverting the function of PRRSV nucleocapsid protein for innovative vaccine design
June 26, 2011By Julian Hiscox
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the major virus threats facing the swine industry in the USA and worldwide. Whilst the introduction of vaccines has been...
Swine Health - PRRS
Gene expression in lymph nodes of PRRSV-infected pigs
June 17, 2011By Laura Miller
The aim of this study was to acquire a better understanding of PRRS disease through a deeper knowledge of gene expression changes that occur in pulmonary lymph nodes during acute comparative porcine...
Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Structures of PRRSV that Contribute to PRRSV Protective Immunity
April 19, 2011By Asit Pattnaik
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV) is of major economic significance to swine industry. There is no effective vaccine currently available to combat...
