Preventing the spread of PRRSV within and between pig populations is a critical component of a farm’s disease control program. To aid in controlling the spread of this agent, researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Swine Disease Eradication Center (SDEC) compiled the Biosecurity Protocols for the Prevention of Spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus.
This manual provides a summary of data from experiments conducted at the SDEC. These studies were specifically designed to identify the routes of PRRSV transmission and to develop biosecurity protocols to reduce this risk. All protocols have been, and continue to be, validated during an ongoing experiment that has been in process over the past 2 years at the SDEC production region model farm. Researchers at the SDEC continue to practice these protocols and are confident that the application of these procedures will help minimize PRRSv spread.
The authors, Andrea Pitkin, Satoshi Otake and Scott Dee, hope that swine veterinarians can utilize this information to help their clients develop effective biosecurity programs for sustainable PRRS control. The manual is available on the AASV website in English at http://www.aasv.org/aasv/PRRSV_BiosecurityManual.pdf and, thanks to Dr. Edgar Diaz of BI-Vetmedica, also in Spanish at http://aasv.org/aasv/PRRSV_BiosecurityManual_ES.pdf.