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Scientific Abstract Implementing an effective, sustainable, and affordable surveillance system capable of early detection of transboundary pathogens is crucial for enabling a rapid and effective...June 2, 2016
Oral fluids (OF) are a convenient surveillance sample because they (1) are easily collected by a single person; (2) can be collected frequently without stress to pigs or people; and (3) provide...May 14, 2015
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) is a significant respiratory pathogen of swine, causing acute death in finishing pigs and adding significant treatment costs to the...February 4, 2015
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is of concern to pork producers because of its high mortality rate, its severe economic impact, and its rapid geographic expansion in recent years. Prevention and...November 4, 2013
Influenza A virus is an important component of the porcine respiratory disease complex (Thacker et al., 2001) and a pathogen with a major economic impact on swine production. Holtkamp (2007a,b)...April 16, 2013
We believe that achieving control of PRRSV will require the industry to develop the capacity to easily, efficiently, and continuously surveil herds for PRRSV. The objective of the research was...January 8, 2011
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...May 10, 2010
Oral fluids are inexpensive to collect. Each pen sample requires a length of cotton rope, a plastic bag, and a snap-cap plastic tube. Labor costs include the time required to place...February 4, 2010
PRRSV, M. hyopneumoniae, influenza, PCV2, and other endemic pathogens continue to cause significant economic losses to U.S. swine producers. In part, the disease status quo is maintained by the...August 11, 2009
The objective of this research was to quantify the likelihood of PRRSV transmission via aerosols as a function of exposure dose. This information is important because it reveals the process by which...
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