Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome on swine production in the United States

Abstract

PRRS imposes a substantial financial burden on US swine producers and causes approximately dollar 560.32 million in losses each year. By comparison, prior to eradication, annual losses attributable to classical swine fever (hog cholera) and pseudorabies were estimated at dollar 364.09 million and dollar 36.27 million, respectively (adjusted on the basis of year 2004 dollars). Current PRRS control strategies are not predictably successful; thus, PRRS-associated losses will continue into the future. Research to improve our understanding of ecologic and epidemiologic characteristics of the PRRS virus and technologic advances (vaccines and diagnostic tests) to prevent clinical effects are warranted.

Glycoprotein analysis of porcine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid reveals potential biomarkers corresponding to resistance toActinobacillus pleuropneumoniaeinfection

“…Respiratory diseases pose a severe problem to the pig industry worldwide as they cause production losses, increase veterinary costs and hamper marketing of finishing pigs [30,36,40]. Pathogen-specific diagnostics and vaccination programmes are limited to the most frequently occurring pathogens; furthermore, the detection of clinically healthy carrier animals is difficult due to the low number and poor diagnostic accessibility of colonizing pathogens [7,23].…”

Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the stability of infectious porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in aerosols

“…Herds clinically affected by PRRSV infection exhibit lower farrowing rates, fewer piglets weaned, slower growth rates, lower growth efficiency, and increased mortality. The effects of PRRSV on swine production are significant and direct losses from PRRSV were estimated to cost swine producers in the United States $560 million annually [34].…”

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: Genetic diversity of recent British isolates

“…The causative agent, PRRS virus (PRRSV), is a single-strand positive-sense RNA virus of the order Nidovirales, family Arteriviridae (Rossow, 1998). The disease remains a significant problem worldwide, with a considerable economic impact for affected producers, due to increased mortality, treatment costs, and reduced weight gain and fertility (Neumann et al, 2005). More pathogenic variants have been described in the past, and since 2006, a highly pathogenic form of the virus has been circulating in China and other parts of Asia, causing a devastating economic impact (Zhou et al, 2008).…”