Source: NATIONAL HOG FARMER, 8/6/20


Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus is the most economically damaging virus for global pork production, responsible for approximately $600 million in annual losses for American pig farmers alone. The virus first emerged in North America in 1987 and does not yet have a widely effective vaccine or cure. However, University of Connecticut assistant professor of animal science Young Tang and Antonio Garmendia, professor of ...

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