Swine Health - General Disease
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Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Identification of Type I Interferon Antagonistic Components of PRRSV Proteins
Basic knowledge of PRRSV infections and clues to successful PRRSV control have led to the discovery of type 1 interferon inhibition by several viral strains, which is purported to be instrumental in...
Swine Health - PRRS
An assessment of air filtration for reducing the risk of PRRSV infection in large breeding herds in swine dense regions
As the US swine industry moves towards regional control and elimination of PRRSV, a critical component is the ability to reduce the risk of the airborne spread of the virus between herds....
Swine Health - PRRS
Application of FTA based technology for the collection and transport of clinical samples to detect PRRSV by RT-PCR
The ability for producers to succeed depends in part, on their ability to rapidly respond to emerging and existing disease challenges. Submission of fresh samples to diagnostic laboratories in a...
Swine Health - General Disease
Effect of tempertature and relative humidity on UV254 inactivation of airborne viral pathogens.
The proposed study was Part Two of a 2-year project to test whether ultraviolet light could serve as a practical and cost-effective method to inactivate aerosolized pathogens in commercial swine...
Swine Health - General Disease
Dissemination of PCV2 viral particles from sow to piglets
PCVAD is a disease of finishing pigs that is controlled by vaccination. It is effective in prevention...
Swine Health - General Disease
Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a second generation live chimeric PCV1-2 vaccine in the PCV2-PRRSV coinfection model
The efficacy of a live chimeric porcine circovirus (PCV) type 1-2 vaccine based on subtype PCV2a was evaluated in a PCV2b and porcine...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development and validation of molecular-based tools to differentiate attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis vaccine strains from field isolates
The objective of this research was to develop molecular diagnostic methods for differentiating live, attenuated Salmonella Choleraesuis vaccines from virulent Salmonella-like bacteria.Samples...
Swine Health - General Disease
The influence of maternal PCV2 immune response on piglet infection rates at weaning and the effect of PCV2 infection at weaning on lifetime performance and vaccine efficacy
With the recent development of porcine circovirus vaccines, porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) has become less of a challenge for swine producers. However, much is unknown about the...
Swine Health - General Disease
Influence of PRRSV viremia on PCV2-vaccine efficacy in conventional growing pigs with maternally derived anti-PCV2-antibodies
Several porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines are now commercially available and have been shown to be effective at decreasing the occurrence of porcine circovirus associated disease...
