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Control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) through genetic improvements in disease resistance and tolerance
1 Jan 2012
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Infections caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) have a severe economic impact on pig production in North America, Europe, and Asia. The emergence and eventual predominance of PRRS in the 1990s are the likely result of changes in the pork industry initiated in the late 1970s, which allowed the virus to occupy a unique niche within a modern commercial production system. PRRSV...
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