Pork producers in Manitoba are being invited to take part of a PRRS prevalence study.
A project being conducted by Manitoba Pork Council in partnership with the Canadian Swine Health Board will provide funding for PRRS testing at 85 sites in Manitoba. The goal is to gain a better understanding of what pork producers can do to prevent the PRRS virus from infecting their herds and identify the most effective strategies for preventing PRRS outbreaks.
Mark Fynn, an animal care specialist with Manitoba Pork Council, says producers who have a desire to know their PRRS status will be involved as well as their herd vets who will be expected to collect blood samples on farm for submission for testing for the PRRS virus and interpret the results.
Fynn says, as far as time frames go, researchers hope to have the analysis done by March so herds will need to be tested by the end of December.
For more information on the study or to enroll in the project producers should contact Manitoba Pork Council directly or their own herd health vet.
Source: Farmscape.Ca, October 2, 2012