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I Pennsylvania Pseudorabies Eradication Program. I
PSEUDORABIES STATUS
TODAY
Dr. Larry Hutchinson
Extension Veterinarian
Penn State University
For the past IS years,
Pennsylvania pork producers, par
ticularly those in Lancaster Coun
ty, have been struggling with an
elusive viral disease pseudora
bies (PRV). A decade ago. the
tools to cope with PRV were
inadequate, and the pork produ
cers across the U.S. were uncer
tain whether eradication of the
disease could be accomplished,
and if it could, was it worth the
effort?
Pseudorabies can cause abor
tion, stillbirths, baby pig losses
and respiratory disease in pigs, but
it also can be present in a herd
with no disease signs and only
modest effects on herd productivi
ty. Some producers felt that con
trol and eradication efforts were
costing more than living with the
disease.
Today there is broad agreement
across the U.S. that PRV can, and
will be, eradicated from the U.S.
The goal is to eliminate PRV by
the end of the year 2000.
Greater knowledge about the
disease, coupled with new tools
such as gene-deleted vaccines and
blood tests that differentiate
vaccine-strain from disease-strain
antibodies have helped propel the
cleanup program forward.
Tremendous progress has been
made in the past few years. This
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