The Swine Health Information Center is monitoring for the reemergence of a Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus that spread through the upper-Midwest last fall.
SHIC director, Dr. Paul Sundberg, tells Brownfield unlike most strains, the PRRS 1-4-4 line 1C strain remained prominent during the warmer months of summer, making biosecurity efforts more important as the weather turns.
“The barns are being closed up, the air systems, the ventilation has to be monitored and controlled, temperatures are varying,” he said.
