Tag Archive: Jeff Zimmerman, Population-based diagnostics
Population-based diagnostics pinpoint the power in numbers
Oct 20, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Population-based diagnostics pinpoint the power in numbers
The world of diagnostics is expanding. Instead of focusing on individual animals, population-based diagnostics help veterinarians and producers identify the health status of their barns more quickly...Tips for successful oral-fluid sampling for PRRSV
Aug 08, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Tips for successful oral-fluid sampling for PRRSV
Oral-fluid sampling is an easy way to detect PRRSV or track changes in PRRSV infections in populations — and it can optimize your survey efforts by keeping a few simple tips in mind.Time to reboot disease surveillance
May 19, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Time to reboot disease surveillance
US pork production has gone through dramatic changes over recent decades, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the challenge that infectious disease presents. Swine veterinarians, researchers and...Oral fluids offer practical on-farm disease surveillance
May 18, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Oral fluids offer practical on-farm disease surveillance
Monitoring the spread of a pathogen is one part of disease surveillance. But early identification is another part — arguably with growing importance as millions of pigs move across state lines each...