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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: genetic diversity of recent British isolates.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2013
Frossard Jean-Pierre, Hughes Gareth J, Westcott David G, Naidu Brindha, Williamson Susanna, Woodger Nicholas G A, Steinbach Falko, Drew Trevor W
Abstract excerpt
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) continues to be a significant problem for European pig producers, contributing to porcine respiratory disease complex, neonatal piglet mortality, infertility and occasional abortion storms. PRRS virus (PRRSV), a member of the arterivirus family with two defined major genotypes, has been shown to be quite genetically diverse. In the present study, genetic...
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