Nasal microbial diversity is associated with survival in piglets infected by a highly virulent PRRSV‑1 strain

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 Science Page is from researchers Pau Obregon‑Gutierrez, Martí Cortey, Gerard E. Martin‑Valls, Hepzibar Clilverd, Florencia Correa‑Fiz, Virginia Aragón and Enric Mateu from Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in Spain.

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Best of Leman 2024: Henry Osemeke – Updates on the economic impact of PRRSV to U.S. pork producers

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

This presentation was given by Henry Osemeke of Iowa State University during the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September 23, 2024.

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Summary: Comparison of a novel rapid sampling method to serum and tonsil scraping to detect PRRSV in acutely infected sows

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 this week’s Science Page Peng Li, Ana Paula Poeta Silva, Daniel Moraes, Paul Yeske, Henry Osemeke, Edison Magalhaes, Gustavo Silva, and Daniel Linhares share a summary of their study comparing different PRRSV sampling methods.

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Environmental Impact of the Hungarian Swine Sector during the PRRS Eradication Program with Full Herd Replacement (2014–2022) Focusing on the proactive veterinary medicine and vets’ decisions’ environmental consequences

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.

László Búza, István Szabó, Jr., László Gombos, László Varga, Veronika Szűr-Gombos István Szabó share their key findings from Hungaria’s PRRS eradication program impact on the environment.

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Rearing pigs with play opportunities: The effects on disease resilience in pigs experimentally inoculated with PRRSV

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 Science Page Karolína Steinerová, John Harding, Sarah Parker, Heather Wilson, Arthur Nery Finatto and Yolande Seddon take a look at the connection between rearing pigs with play opportunities and infection resilience.

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