Comparative Survival of 5 Strains of PRRSV in Tap Water at 3 Different Temperatures

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.

Valeria Lugo, Cesar Corzo, and Sagar Goyal of the University of Minnesota compare PRRSV survival rates in water, in this week’s Science page.

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Iowa State University student awarded 2023 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize 

St. Paul, Minn.—Carly Bates, a third-year student at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2023 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, an award given to veterinary students who want to specialize in swine medicine. 

The award was presented on Sept. 18 at the annual Allen D. Leman Swine Conference hosted by the University of Minnesota (UMN) College of Veterinary Medicine. All North American veterinary students interested in swine health and production were eligible. 

Bates was chosen for this award by a jury of three swine practitioners for her presentation, “How low should the pH go? How pH levels affect E. coli growth.”

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