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...
Swine Health - General Disease
Comparison of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine efficacy in a PCV2 positive production environment with concurrent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) circulation
March 9, 2011By Darryl Ragland DVM|PhD
Swine Health - PRRS
Molecular Identification of Type I Interferon Antagonistic Components of PRRSV Proteins
February 25, 2011By Kay S. Faaberg
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
February 16, 2011By Scott A. Dee
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....
