Page 4 of articles about PRRS in Swine news

Researchers estimated that PRRS was costing the swine industry $66.7 million per year in the breeding-farrowing phase, $201.34 million per year in nursery pigs and $292.23 million per year in finishing pigs.

Around 5,000 pigs are infected with the disease in the province.

Vietnam's Southern province of Bac Lieu has declared that blue-ear disease in pig herds is basically under control.

PRRS has spread to 123 communes in 13 provinces nationwide, ravaging 34,000 pigs and 21,700 of which had to be destroyed.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development wants 14 vulnerable provinces and cities to take stronger action against the spread of the blue-ear disease among pigs.

MPI welcomed a judgement by the High Court validating the decision-making process MPI followed when developing import requirements for pork from countries where the disease PRRS is present.

The disease has infected five provinces in the north: Bac Giang, Nam Dinh, Phu Tho, Dien Bien and Yen Bai.

The health-minded body Porc Bretagne OVS has decided to launch a device for protecting the health status of the region.

PPRS has broken out for the first time this year in Lao Cai Province.

In a population of 14.783 animals of different age groups, only 11 reacted positively to the ELISA test.

Meat imports into Vietnam jumped 30% to 107,000 tonnes in 2011, reflecting that blue ear disease (PRRS) and cross border trade of live pigs during the year resulted in a sharp drop in the country's meat supplies.

The investment of $294,500 under the CAAP will provide tools, coordination and funds to initiate small-scale projects for controlling and eradicating PRRS.

According to the results of the thesis presented to The Royal Veterinary College, University of London: "The Epidemiology of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in England: and evaluation of surveillance using scenario tree analysis", current control measures are not effective and that surveillance needs enhancement.

A pilot project designed to allow pork producers in Western Canada to certify that their herds are free of PRRS has been expanded to include Ontario and Quebec.

A new study, underwritten by the Pork Checkoff and conducted by Iowa State University, estimates that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) continues to be a major drag on the U.S. pork industry.

An increase in the morbidity/mortality has been observed in the area of Amphur Ban-Ra-Kam (Phitsanulok province) and PRRS is suspected based on clinical signs.