Canadian researchers are collaborating with researchers south of the border to figure out how a pig’s genetics play into its susceptibility to Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) and Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS).
Researchers at Iowa State University found a region on chromosome four that helps explain why some pigs grow more rapidly and have lower virus loads after becoming infected by one strain of the PRRS virus, says Dr. Graham Plastow, CEO of Livestock Gentec.
Researchers at Iowa State University found a region on chromosome four that helps explain why some pigs grow more rapidly and have lower virus loads after becoming infected by one strain of the PRRS virus, says Dr. Graham Plastow, CEO of Livestock Gentec.