February 2022 – Swine in Minnesota

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 2 (PRRSV-2) genetic diversity and occurrence of wild type and vaccine-like strains in the United States swine industry

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

In today’s article, The MSHMP team led by Dr. Corzo, describes PRRSV-2 genetic diversity and occurrence of vaccine-like strains in the U.S. over the course of 10 years.

Join the University of Minnesota at the AASV in Indianapolis

The 53rd Annual AASV meeting is this weekend! The meeting will be back in person in Indianapolis, Indiana and we hope to see you there. There will be a number of presentations by UMN speakers, listed below.

Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project 2021 Summary

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Dr. Cesar Corzo, Principal Investigator leading the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project, gives us a review of MSHMP’s activities in 2021.

Dr. Peter Davies receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Pork Board

Dr. Peter Davies, Professor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, is being honored this week at the Minnesota Pork Congress for Distinguished Service.

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Surveillance in Breeding Herds and Nurseries Using Tongue Tips from Dead Animals

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

This week the Grup de Sanejament Porci shares the findings of a study conducted on a new sample type: using tongues to test for PRRS.