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PRRSV and the Pregnant Female -Banff 2016
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production by admin on May 5, 2017
The Pregnant Gilt Model (PGM1) was a large-scale, multidisciplinary project led by University of Saskatchewan researchers in 2012.
Some of the key project findings were as follows:
• Larger fetuses are more susceptible to transplacental
PRRS infection.
• The presence of fetal and umbilical lesions increased the likelihood of fetal meconium staining.
• Events occurring in the fetus are essential in the pathogenesis of reproductive PRRS.
• Progression of the immune response to PRRS appears to be faster in resistant pigs than in susceptible pigs.
• Genetic basis of fetal response to PRRS, which may ultimately lead to alternative control strategies to reduce the impact of reproductive PRRS.
PRRSV -Banff 2016