A swine virus that’s wreaked havoc in Iowa and Minnesota is expected to invade pig farms in other pork producing states.
Dr. Aaron Lower with Carthage Veterinary Service in Champaign, Illinois, says a strain of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) known as the 1-4-4 L1C variant has hit pork producers in the Upper Midwest hard partly because it replicates at a very high level.
“So maybe it’s moving around a bit more easily than what we’ve seen in the past as far as sort of taking regions over.”
Unfortunately, he tells Brownfield the strain will inevitably spread to other states.
