Monday, October 9, 2023

Genetic defence to PRRS might work

Research with a Genesus herd of PRRS-infected pigs is sparking hope that there could be some genetic defence against the disease.

A research team has discovered there is genetic variance within the traits measured in the herd and that presents an opportunity to make breeding selections based on the varying responses.


Now Genesus will try to develop genomic breeding values on animals not exposed to PRRS-challenged environments to determine how well offspring perform in a PRRS-challenged environment.


The report by Genesus geneticist Dr. Chad Bierman has been posted online.