Reinstate balance by:
Reducing the risk of infection caused by stress such as regrouping/moving
Securing colostrum-intake
Applying alternatives to antibiotics: PRRS-vaccination of suckling pigs protects their immune cells
→ The reduction of bacterial load brings balance and better health
At the start of life every single gram of bodyweight counts:
110 g higher start weight...
...means in this farm a 620g higher weaning weight
Phagocytes at work:
• A phagocyte attacks a bacterium and destroys it
• Important information required for the animal to express the appropriate immunological response is collected by the phagocyte
• The correct active immune response is induced
Phagocyte = a macrophage attacks bacteria
Viral protection of sows and their foetuses against PRR-virus, Circovirus and Parvovirus inside the uterus.
A single vaccination of gilts against PRRS is insufficient for optimal protection. When facing PRRS-outbreaks, a stable herd immunity can only be achieved by total herd vaccination. Well tolerated sow vaccines allow vaccination of gestating sows during every stage of pregnancy.
“We know that vaccinating can decrease the amount of viruses in the air, so vaccination is a good mechanism to prevent airborne transmission” Swine veterinary consultant Dr. Carmen Alonso in Spain picks out lessons from her detailed studies of air samples inside and outside farms suffering an outbreak of PRRS, influenza A or porcine epidemic diarrhoea --- as well as poultry sites with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Boehringer Ingelheim has laid the foundation stone for its European Veterinary Research Center in Hanover.
Ingelheim, Germany, 20 September 2017 – The winners of the 2017 European PRRS Research Award have been announced at this year’s international swine veterinary assembly by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.
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