The scientific program is now available for Forum on PRRS, a hybrid event scheduled for 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM EDT on October 28, 2021. The conference will be face-to-face in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada and also available as a Zoom webinar for remote attendees. The conference is organized by the Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA. Registration is free but required, with a limited number of tickets available. To register, contact: Cecile Crost: c.crost@umontreal.ca. The program follows:
Forum on PRRS: Looking Back and Looking Forward, What Do We See?
9:00 Registration or Zoom login
9:20 Welcome from Dr. Mariela Segura, CRIPA Director
9:30 Epidemiology: Update on the clinical and epidemiological picture of PRRS virus infection … Winter is coming! Dr. Luc Dufresne
10:25 BREAK
10:45 Diagnostics: Update on new diagnostic tools for PRRS and their daily use in modern swine production. Dr. Luc Dufresne
11:20 Discussion with participants
11:40 Lunch
1:00 Vaccination: PRRS vaccines: Best practices with current tools and research toward next generation solution. Dr. Michael Roof
1:35 Discussion with participants
1:55 Genetics: Genetics of disease resilience in grow-finish pigs. Dr. Jack Dekkers
2:30 Discussion with participants
2:50 Closing
2:55 Wine and cheese networking.
For more information, see https://www.cripa.center/.