Tag Archive: Discoveries, Fostera Gold PCV MH, Lucina Galina, PCV2 vaccine
Chimera technology offers better path to protection for PCV2
Apr 27, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Chimera technology offers better path to protection for PCV2
DISCOVERIES, Issue 6: When PCV2 first became a problem in US swine herds, scientists looked at taking the immunogenic capsid gene from PCV2 and cloning it into the backbone of nonpathogenic PCV type...Processing fluids’ effectiveness in monitoring PCV2 in sow herds
Sep 11, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Processing fluids’ effectiveness in monitoring PCV2 in sow herds
Vaccines have provided effective control options for PCV2, but vertical transmission remains a challenge for some farms.Scientist ‘pops the hood’ on US pork industry’s newest vaccine for PCV2
Nov 28, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Scientist ‘pops the hood’ on US pork industry’s newest vaccine for PCV2
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...Part 1: Cell-mediated immunity critical to vaccine performance
Nov 28, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Part 1: Cell-mediated immunity critical to vaccine performance
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...Part 2: Why two PCV2 genotypes are better than one
Nov 28, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Part 2: Why two PCV2 genotypes are better than one
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...Part 3: Chimeric vaccines combine strengths of each antigen to provide better coverage
Nov 28, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Part 3: Chimeric vaccines combine strengths of each antigen to provide better coverage
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Don’t get complacent with evolving PCV2 virus
Jul 10, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Don’t get complacent with evolving PCV2 virus
Vaccines for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) currently do an adequate job of cross protecting against new genotypes of the virus, but swine veterinarians and producers shouldn’t let their guard...New Fostera Gold PCV vaccines: Broadest coverage for PCV2 viruses
Mar 05, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on New Fostera Gold PCV vaccines: Broadest coverage for PCV2 viruses
TOOLBOX, Issue 8: Rick Swalla, DVM, recently talked with editors of Pig Health Today about the pork industry’s first vaccine to include two genotypes of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and the...Using diagnostics to optimize PCV2 vaccination
May 02, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Using diagnostics to optimize PCV2 vaccination
By Don McDermid, DVM, Swine Veterinary Services Manager, Zoetis, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada