Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)

Pig in a pen.

Authors: Jeff Zimmerman, Iowa State University; David Benfield, The Ohio State University; Jane Christopher-Hennings, South Dakota State University; Scott Dee, University of Minnesota; Greg Stevenson, Purdue University

Introduction

In 1987, a new reproductive and respiratory disease of pigs was recognized in the United States. A specific causal agent could not be identified at the time, so the syndrome was called …