Biosecurity essential to minimize PRRS risk on hog farms
Nov 03, 2025

Video: Biosecurity essential to minimize PRRS risk on hog farms


PRRS cost the U.S. swine industry an estimated $1.2 billion annually. What can managers and veterinarians do to minimize the risk in at a hog facility? Are there certain biosecurity protocols that help reduce the risk of this damaging virus infecting their herds? Joining us to provide management tips for the barn, feed mill and feed as we ramp up for possible PRRS infections this fall is Dr. Alex Hintz, a veterinarian with Novus.

 

Biosecurity essential to minimize PRRS risk on hog farms

Biosecurity essential to minimize PRRS risk on hog farms

PRRS cost the U.S. swine industry an estimated $1.2 billion annually. What can managers and veterinarians do to minimize the risk in at a hog facility? Are there certain biosecurity protocols that help reduce the risk of this damaging virus infecting their herds? Joining us to provide management... More
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