Aetiology, pathogenesis and immunology of porcine PMWS
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Project partners: Royal Veterinary College, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), BPEX, Pfizer Ltd (UK) and BioBest
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Latest news
- Pig wasting syndrome costing farmers millions Pig Progress, 28 March 2013
- New Research into Action factsheet (no. 12) - download here
- Porcine circovirus type 2 infection before
and during an outbreak of postweaning
multisystemic wasting syndrome on a pig farm
in the UK Veterinary Record, 10.1136 /vr 100276
- Farm level risk factors associated with severity of post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 101, Issues 3-4, 1 September 2011, Pages 182-191
- New research published today (8 July) has identified the factors that make some farms more likely to develop an economically devastating pig disease. Read more here. Reference: Alarcon, P., et al., Farm level risk factors associated with severity of post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome. PREVET (2011), doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.06.001
- New Research into Action factsheet (no. 7) - download here
- Estimation of PMWS severity on your farm: download the excel 'calculator' here
- Preventative Veterinary Medicine:
Assessment and quantification of post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome severity at farm level
- PLoS Currents:
Prevalence and risk factors for swine influenza virus infection in the English pig population
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Links
Control of Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVDs):
Towards improved food quality and safety: http://www.pcvd.net/
The Pig Site - PMWS and PCVD Forum: http://www.thepigsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7