Animal Health at the farm level: PMWS and PRRS

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Objectives
   2. Learning goals
   3. Teacher page
2. Unit 1: Importance of PRRS and PMWS to the European pig industries
3. Unit 2: PRRS - causes and predisposing factors
   1. Transmission
   2. Predisposing factors
4. Unit 3: PMWS - causes and predisposing factors
   1. Transmission
   2. Predisposing factors
5. Unit 4: Alternative strategies for managing PRRS and PMWS
   1. Biosecurity and farm management
   2. Vaccination
   3. Depopulation and repopulation (De-pop / re-pop)
   4. Other strategies proposed for PRRS control
6. Unit 5: Outlook for the future
7. Unit 6: Conclusions
8. Completion
   1. Comments
   2. Self-assessment
   3. Evaluation
   4. Bibliography and Useful websites
9. Acknowledgments

Learning goals

After working through this resource, farmers should be able to:

• Understand causes and predisposing factors for PMWS and PRRS.
• Identify potential issues which may be contributing to PMWS and/or PRRS status on their farms.
• List general points that need to be considered when considering different control measures.
• Outline potential control measures to undertake on their farms.

After working through this resource, undergraduate students should be able to:

• Discuss the link between current production systems and PMWS and PRRS.
• Explain the main predisposing factors and potential control measures for PMWS and PRRS.
• Identify the main potential issues at a farm that might be contributing to PMWS and/or PRRS.
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different control measures for PMWS and PRRS.