Jordi Baliellas

Are we using the best samples and techniques to monitor PRRS absence in boar studs?

The collection of tongues from stillborn piglets as a system to monitor the stability at farrowing serves to improve PRRS virus detection.

Do we know what percent of imported batches of pigs are viremic for PRRS and to which strains?

High virulence PRRS virus strains cause more accentuated clinical symptoms, higher mortality, higher viral load and dissemination in body tissues, as well as a higher inflammatory response.

This protocol allows for PRRS monitoring at all stages of pig production with good results, little technical difficulty, and a lower cost.