PRRS: New weapons against extra virulence
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“In our challenge studies with a highly virulent European strain, the pigs had quite good protection from a vaccine that is new in Europe” In conversation with Dr. Andrea Ladinig (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Greg Stevenson (Iowa State University, USA) about investigations of genetics and vaccination to combat more virulent strains of the PRRS virus. Running time: 23 minutes
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