2023
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Proof of concept: Strategies to stabilize RNA viruses in oral fluids.”
- Daniel Linhares, DVM, MBA, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Predictive value of PRRSV qPCR results from sow tonsil-oral-scraping (TOSc) samples for neonatal litter PRRSV status.”
- Alyssa Betlach, DVM, Ph.D., Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Assessing the role of gilt-related risk factors for PRRSV time-to-low-prevalence.”
2022
- Mariana Kikuti, DVM, MPH, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN "Characterizing within farm PRRSV evolution and clinical re-breaks with the newly emerged L1C 144 variant positive unstable breeding herds."
- Kimberly Crawford, DVM, MS, and Ryan Saltzman, DVM, AMVC/VRI, Ames, Iowa "Efficacy of ivermectin administration to weaned pigs prior to virulent PRRSV 1-4-4 1c challenge."
- Rachel J Derscheid, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP, Iowa State University, Ames, IA "Development of viability qPCR assay for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to improve gilt acclimation and elimination programs."
2021
- Tanja Opriessnig, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Understanding the importance of the gut microbiome on PRRSV vaccine efficacy.”
- Jeff Feder, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Assessing the risk of spreading PRRS-positive manure next to sensitive sites.”
- Maria Pieters, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Identifying the critical clinical threshold of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections.”
2020
- Beatriz Garcia Morante, DVM, MS, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Taking the first steps toward the improvement of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae sequencing.”
- Cesar A. Corzo, DVM, MSc, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Farm level factors associated with PRRSV shedding status in near-to-market pigs.”
- Brandi Burton, DVM, Suidae Health & Production, Algona, IA “Determining the minimum infectious dose of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae using diluted pooled tracheal sample fluid as an inoculum administered intratracheally.”
2019
- Juan Sanhueza, DVM, MS, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Toward the best testing strategy for PRRSv stability – time-to-negative processing fluids in breeding herds.”
- Alyssa Betlach, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Spatial and temporal detection patterns for Mhp under controlled aerosol exposure for gilt acclimatization.”
- Mariana Kikuti, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Genetic diversity of PRRSv in piglets during an outbreak.”
2018
- Doug Marthaler, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS “Utilizing whole-genome sequencing to investigate PRRS introductions and evolution in a sow system.”
- Jordan Graham, DVM, MS, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Effect of vaccinating growing pigs with both a modified-live PRRS and influenza vaccine on the severity of respiratory disease when administered a simultaneous co-infection with PRRSV and IAV.”
- Juan Sanhueza, DVM, MS, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Evaluation of parity as a delaying factor to reach PRRSV stability in sow farms.”
2017
- Carlos Vilalta, DVM, Ph.D, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Evaluation of tail pail fluid as an indication of PRRS virus status in the sow herd.”
- Marie Rene Culhane, DVM, Ph.D, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Association of the presence of influenza A virus in pigs at weaning with post-weaning performance and cost of production.”
- Laura Greiner, MS, Ph.D, Nutrition Director, Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD, Carthage, IL “Effectiveness of early PRRS vaccination on improving wean to finish full value pigs.”
2016
- Mike Murtaugh, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Pen-side respiratory
pathogen identification.” - Daniel Linhares, DVM, MBA, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Herd sensitivity of PRRSV-monitoring schemes on sow herds undergoing virus elimination.”
- Luis Ochoa, MS, Ph.D., Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, Carthage, IL “Determining the effects of PCV2 viremia qPCR status of piglets at birth on the response to PCV2 vaccine (CircoFLEX®) and subsequent viremia levels and overall growth rate, mortality and culls.”
2015
- Robert Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “A research project to evaluate the impact of PRRSV immune status at time of infection on time to stability (TTS) and time to baseline production (TTBP) in infected sow herds.”
- Beatriz Martinez Lopez, DVM, Ph.D., University of California, Davis, CA “A study to evaluate the role of direct (i.e., animal contact) and indirect (i.e., airborne) transmission of different PRRSV genotypes within and between different swine production systems in the U.S.”
- Laura Greiner, Ph.D., MS, Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, Carthage, IL “A study to understand the actions and implications of people during unloading at lairage on PRRS/PEDV contamination of swine transportation equipment.”
2014
- Brad Leuwerke, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Effect of maternal PRRS immunity on the response of pigs to vaccination with a homologous modified-live vaccine and subsequent response to heterologous PRRS virus challenge.”
- Andres Perez, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Differentiating new PRRS virus incursions from resident virus strains.”
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Cleaning up oral fluid samples for improved diagnostics.”
2013
- Gil Patterson, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “A study to evaluate electrostatic particle ionization technology to reduce the risk of PRRS infection.”
- Susan Detmer, DVM, Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada “To conduct a pathologic evaluation of PRRS virus infection in fetal implantation sites.”
- Locke Karriker, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM, Iowa State University, Ames, IA “A study on the use of PRRS MLV vaccine to preserve antimicrobial efficacy during PRRS challenge.”
2012
- Brad Leuwerke, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “A study on the effect of PRRSV vaccination of growing pigs on the severity of respiratory disease caused by a co-infection of PRRSV and Influenza.”
- Mike Murtaugh, PH.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “A study on diagnostics to differentiate vaccine and field virus responses in PRRS elimination projects.”
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “A study to assess the probability of detecting PRRSV in pen-based oral fluid samples from low prevalence populations.”
- Peter Schneider, DVM, MS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA/Derald Holtkamp, DVM, MS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA “An evaluation of the effectiveness of sanitation procedures that rely on disinfection with Accel disinfectant without power washing and drying to reduce PRRS virus transmission via transport vehicles.”
2011
- Robert Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “A study on the evaluation of an alternative method for improving transport biosecurity.”
- Darwin Reickes, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “A study on the effects of MLV vaccine given by exposure to vaccine-saturated ropes.”
- Scott Dee, DVM, Ph.D., Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, MN “A study on the re-evaluation of manure slurry as a risk factor for PRRS virus survival and spread between farms.”
- Jim Lowe, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Ltd., Carthage, IL “A study on the risk of PRRSV introduction by fomites in wean-to-finish sites.”
2010
- Robert Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “A study to compare whole-herd exposure programs as an aid in eliminating PRRS virus from sow herds.”
- Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “A study to evaluate airborne shedding of PRRS virus in pigs following vaccination with Ingelvac PRRS® ATP in commercial production systems.”
- Mark Wagner, DVM, Fairmont Veterinary Clinic, Fairmont, MN “Evaluation of aspirin for reduction of fever and improvement of performance in isowean pigs with uncomplicated PRRS virus infections.”
2009
- Darwin Reickes, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “A study on the effects of modified-live PRRS vaccine alone or in conjunction with killed-virus vaccines on late-term pregnant gilts.”
- Amber Stricker, DVM, Suidae Health and Production, Algona, IA “A study to determine whether there is a predictable degree of variability in PRRS virus ORF5 sequencing within and among state diagnostic labs.”
2008
- Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Does finishing barn ventilation type (curtain sided vs. tunnel) result in a greater risk factor for naïve herds to break with PRRS virus in the
finishing phase?” - Scott Dee, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “An evaluation of PRRS virus aerosol biosecurity programs for warm weather.”
2007
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Research award to develop an inexpensive and convenient method for PRRS virus monitoring; to evaluate the stability of PRRS virus; and to develop guidelines for handling and diagnostic monitoring of oral fluid samples.”
- Derald Holtkamp, DVM, MS, Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Research award to conduct a cross-sectional study of PRRS-positive swine breeding herd sites to evaluate the association between risk factors and a case definition based on number and severity of clinical PRRS episodes.”
- Robert Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “For his research proposal to estimate, quantify and compare PRRS virus transmission information between pigs of different PRRS vaccination status.”
2006
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Research award to evaluate the performance of several different diagnostic tests in detecting PRRSV in ‘meat juice’ samples and determine if PCR-positive meat samples in convalescent animals contain infectious virus levels sufficient to infect other pigs that consume virus-contaminated pork. The results of the study will determine which tests are most accurate in diagnosing PRRSV in meat juice, which will be useful in surveillance and eradication programs, as well as analysis of pork from PRRSV-infected countries.”
- Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, DVM, MPVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN “Research award to study the sensitivity of PRRSV PCR for pooled serum and blood swab samples of boars during acute infection, which will be used to model and evaluate protocols for negative boar studs. The benefit of this study is to determine whether pooling is a valuable tool in monitoring protocols for PRRS-negative boars.”
- Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Research award to evaluate the impact of several variables on the accuracy of blood swabbing and jugular ventipuncture blood collection for the detection of peracute PRRSV infection in gilts. The results of the study will help improve detection of early PRRSV infection to preserve PRRSV-naïve nucleus farms, boar studs and downstream pig flow.”
2005
- R.B. Baker, DVM, North Carolina State University-Raleigh, Raleigh, NC “The role of Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) in transmission of PRRS from recently infected pigs to naive pigs in a controlled model. Dr. Baker’s research contributed to a change in the swine industry to using insect netting on boar studs and multiplication farms.”
- Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “An evaluation of a filtration system for the prevention of PRRSV transmission by aerosols. The current study is observing shedding and PRRS virus concentration in aerosols to help calculate PRRS virus concentration and shedding patterns in individual pig aerosols.”
- Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Using tail docking blood swabs to monitor piglet status for PRRSV. Dr. Yeske’s research contributed to the use of the tail swab technique in piglets for the monitoring of sow herd porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome status/stability.”
2004
- Cameron Schmitt, DVM, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, MN “Production of neutralizing antibody against PRRSV and effect on rate and duration of piglet infection.”
- Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “An evaluation of protocols to sanitize PRRSV-contaminated commercial swine transport vehicles in the absence of drying. Dr. Dee’s PRRS research will impact swine industry trailer inspections, trailer sanitation and trailer drying.”
- Kyoungjin Yoon, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Immunological significance of PRRSV antigenic variation.”
2003
- Darwin L. Reicks, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN “Timeline for detection of PRRS in semen by PCR testing and sensitivity of pooling samples. Dr. Reicks’ research on boar stud monitoring by PRRS PCR test compared semen, blood and rectal swabs, and also tested the ability to pool samples to help understand timeline and differences during early detection; but first of all, to stay negative against porcine reproductive and respiratory virus.”
- Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D., and Satoshi Otake, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Assessing the risk of PRRSV transmission by transport vehicles. Dr. Dee’s research will help determine the concentration of PRRSV within a trailer interior that is required to infect susceptible pigs, and evaluate transport vehicle sanitation procedures to prevent the transmission of PRRSV to
susceptible pigs.” - Robert Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN “Controlling PRRS: The use of GIS to determine area-based prevalence and the association between Proximity of non-linked herds and percent homology in pig farms. Dr. Morrison’s research has led to increased information on regional PRRS and laid the groundwork for regional eradication.”
- Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IA “Determination of the infectious dose for transmission of PRRS virus by oral exposure.”