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...
Swine Health - PRRS
Enhancement of in vitro replication efficiency of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in MARC-145 cell line
June 4, 2008By Frederick Leung
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) affects porcine industry globally and brings a significant economic loss in the agricultural sector. It is reported that both European and North...
Swine Health - General Disease
Development of a surveillance system to monitor the genetic variability and molecular epidemiology of swine bacterial pathogens
June 4, 2008By Simone Oliveira
The objective of this project was to develop a surveillance system to monitor the genetic variability and molecular epidemiology of swine bacterial pathogens. The specific aims of this projects were:...
Swine Health - PRRS
Development of protein based ELISA for the rapid strain specific identification of PRRSV and responding to novel emerging variants.
May 30, 2008By Julian Hiscox
The aim of this project was to develop and evaluate diagnostic reagents, tools and methodologies to identify both generic and specific strains of PRRSV as well as future proofing this technology for...
