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The Impact Of Attenuated Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome (Prrs) Vaccine On The Efficacy Of Subunit Classical Swine Fever Vaccine, R. Madera, L. Wang, A. G. Cino-Ozuna, J. Shi
The Impact Of Attenuated Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome (Prrs) Vaccine On The Efficacy Of Subunit Classical Swine Fever Vaccine, R. Madera, L. Wang, A. G. Cino-Ozuna, J. Shi
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Commercial pigs have been routinely injected with multiple vaccines that are either administered separately or co-administered at the same time for convenience, and to minimize pig stress. However, viruses, including attenuated and modified live virus (MLV) vaccines, can modulate host immune responses that could potentially impact the efficacy of co-administered vaccines. Here we report the effects of pre- and co-administered Chinese highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus MLV, JXA1-R, on the efficacy of an emulsion-based classical swine fever virus (CSFV) subunit vaccine, KNB-E2. Immune responses to the CSFV and JXA1-R vaccines were evaluated by testing CSFV-specific and …
Using A Co2 Surgical Laser For Piglet Castration To Reduce Pain And Inflammation, And To Improve Wound Healing, A. V. Viscardi, C. A. Cull, M. D. Kleinhenz, S. Montgomery, A. Curtis, K. Lechtenberg, J. F. Coetzee
Using A Co2 Surgical Laser For Piglet Castration To Reduce Pain And Inflammation, And To Improve Wound Healing, A. V. Viscardi, C. A. Cull, M. D. Kleinhenz, S. Montgomery, A. Curtis, K. Lechtenberg, J. F. Coetzee
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The objectives of this preliminary study were to determine the ability of a CO2surgical laser to 1) reduce pain, 2) reduce inflammation, and 3) improve wound healing of piglets undergoing surgical castration. Two-day old male Yorkshire × Landrace piglets were used and randomly assigned to one of three treatments (n= 10 piglets/treatment group): surgical castration with the CO2laser, surgical castration with a scalpel, or sham (uncastrated control). Piglets were video recorded in their pens for 1 h pre-procedure and from 0-2, 6-8, and at 24 h post-procedure for behavior scoring. Surgical site images were …