Swine Health - PRRS
Proof-of-Concept -Anti-Idiotype Induces Anti-PRRSV Neutralizing Antibodies in Swine
June 7, 2005By En-Min Zhou
PRRS is the most costly disease U.S. swine producers confront and little progress has been made in recent years to mprove the situation. In studying swine antibody responses, we discovered the...
Swine Health - PRRS
Purified PRRS Viral Proteins
May 16, 2005By Laura Kakach
PRRS virus proteins that are immunogenic in pigs were expressed and purified. Nsp2p and nucleocapsid proteins are and will be available to PRRS researchers and can be used to detect exposure to PRRS...
Swine Health - General Disease
Feasibility of DNA Vaccines for Eliciting Protection Against Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica in Swine
April 29, 2005By Karen B. Register
The bacteria P. multocida and B. bronchiseptica are widespread and costly swine pathogens. They have multiple roles in respiratory disease and both contribute to complicated respiratory infections...
Swine Health - General Disease
An Assessment of Urinary Tract Infections in Sows
April 5, 2005By Glen Almond
Previous studies revealed that 22% to 40% of sows in confinement operations are affected with urinary tract infections (UTI), which contribute to sow mortality. This study was designed to determine...
Swine Health - PRRS
Sampling of adult boars during early infection using a new serum collection technique for PRRS PCR testing prior to semen collection
April 1, 2005By Darwin L. Reicks
In the study, serum had a higher quantity of virus than the blood swab samples as expected. The blood swab method can be done on boars each collection day, thus is user-friendly when compared with...
Swine Health - General Disease
A prospective observational study of periparturient sow mortality
February 11, 2005By John Deen
In this study, as well as others, it has been shown that the probability of dying is seven times as high during the period from day 111 of gestation to weaning (approximately 21 days) as compared to...
Swine Health - General Disease
Investigation into the Ability of Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies to Protect Pigs from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
February 10, 2005By En-Min Zhou
PRRS is the most costly disease U.S. swine producers confront and little progress has been made in recent years to improve the situation. Prevention and control of PRRS has been difficult, in part...
Swine Health - General Disease
The immunological significance of PRRS virus genetic variation
February 4, 2005By Kyoung-Jin Yoon
A high rate of genetic and antigenic variability is known to exist among PRRS viruses and has garnered great attention from the swine industry since such a phenotypic variation is perceived to...
Swine Health - General Disease
A novel PRRS vaccine in a bacterial vector known to stimulate strong cell-mediated and humoral immunity
November 5, 2004By MVSc|PhD|Ramesh Vemulapalli BVSc&AH
The results of this research project suggest that, despite several unique, advantageous properties, Brucella abortus RB51 is not very useful for developing effective recombinant PRRS vaccines.
Swine Health - General Disease
Efficacy of Multiplex SIV TaqMan? RT-PCR and PRDC Microarray Hybridization in Predicting Swine Influenza Virus Genotype
November 1, 2004By Kay S. Faaberg
New Multiplex TaqMan? RT-PCR genotyping assays for HA and NA genes of SIV were developed. These new diagnostic tests will advance available SIV diagnostics, both in speed and accuracy. We found that...
