FMD vaccine development moves to U.S. mainland

FMD vaccine development moves to U.S. mainland

National Pork Producers Council chief veterinarian Liz Wagstrom tells Brownfield a major hurdle has been cleared in the development of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

Last week, USDA authorized the movement of a non-virulent strain of the FMD virus from the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to the U.S. mainland.

“This is a vaccine that USDA has been working on for many, many years, but in a very confined area of Plum Island. 

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