In a recent study performed in France, the economic cost of PRRS was calculated as being
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It is quite difficult to talk about the PRRS infection cost because, even in the same country, the kind of herd and its health status, and the PRRS virus dynamics differ from one farm to another. It is really difficult to standardize such a calculation. In the 3 studies presented, the PRRS cost ranged from €17 to €185/sow/year.
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