Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a live attenuated vaccine against swine influenza by reverse genetics
July 17, 2008By Yan Zhou
Influenza A virus causes significant morbidity in swine, resulting in a substantial economic burden. Vaccination is the primary method for the prevention of influenza disease. Live virus vaccines...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigations on breed-dependent differences in susceptibility to PCV2
July 11, 2008By Tanja Opriessnig
Anecdotal information from producers and veterinarians in the field suggests that there are differences in susceptibility to porcine circovirus type 2 associated disease (PCVAD). Some producers have...
Swine Health - General Disease
Identification of a putative viral co-factor different from PCV2, in animals with PMWS.
July 11, 2008By Israrul Ansari
During the last two years, the availability of effective vaccines against PCV2 and their extensive successful use under field conditions to control PMWS have allowed to convincingly demonstrate that...
Swine Health - General Disease
Genome sequencing of Haemophilus parasuis for improved swine health
July 8, 2008By Gregory Phillips
Although H. parasuis remains a concern to producers in the United States, it remains a challenging microorganism to study and thus control. For example, since H. parasuis is...
Swine Health - PRRS
Porcine Adenovirus 3 Based Vaccine for Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS).
July 7, 2008By Dr. Suresh K. Tikoo
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus imposes devastating effects on swine health and productivity. Vaccination of animals is one way to reduce losses from infectious diseases...
Swine Health - PRRS
Using Direct Virus Exposure in Conjunction with Modified Herd Closure for a PRRS Eradication Program
June 30, 2008By Paul Yeske
PRRS virus can be eradicated using direct virus exposure and herd closure of at least 200 days. • This can be done in a cost effective manner with the only additional cost is renting a site to...
Swine Health - General Disease
The role of boar semen in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) transmission: Validation of diagnostic tools and determination of infectivity of PCV2 positive semen samples
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
Within the past 3 years, North American has seen a marked increase in porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) associated disease (PCVAD). The rapid spread of PCVAD has raised important questions about...
Swine Health - General Disease
Understanding if porcine circovirus type 2 strain differences explain the recent Canadian outbreak
June 25, 2008By Patrick Halbur
In 2004, a marked increase in the incidence and severity of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) was observed in eastern Canada. The severe outbreaks of PCVAD in Canada, followed by similar...
Swine Health - PRRS
Rational Design of a New Generation of PRRSV Differential (Marker) Vaccines (Renewal Summer 2006)
June 24, 2008By Fernando Osorio
This project is based on two main premises: 1) the conviction that the use of vaccines will always be a cost-efficient method and the preferred approach to control PRRSV infections, and 2) the notion...
Swine Health - PRRS
Exploring PRRS virus GP5 peptides for protective cross-reactive T cellepitopes
June 16, 2008By Carol Wyatt
Current vaccines have not met the needs of producers who want to control and eliminate PRRS. Development of vaccines that elicit protective anti-viral immune responses requires identification of...
