2009 Recipients

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• Dr. Jerry Torrison, DVM Ph.D.
  University of Minnesota – A study on the effects of biofilters on the quantity of virus to determine the amount of PRRS virus exhausted from mechanically vented finishing barns versus barns with biofilters placed on the outside of exhaust fans.



• Dr. Darwin Reickes, DVM
  Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota – A study on the effects of modified-live PRRS vaccine alone or in conjunction with killed-virus vaccines on late-term pregnant gilts.



• Dr. Spencer Wayne, DVM
  Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, Minnesota – An evaluation on the ecology of the PRRS virus in farrowing and the risk factors of virus transmission prior to weaning.



• Dr. Amber Stricker, DVM
  Suidae Health and Production, Algona, Iowa – A study to determine whether there is a predictable degree of variability in PRRS virus ORF5 sequencing within and among state diagnostic labs.

2008 Recipients:

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• Dr. Jim Lowe, DVM
  Carthage Veterinary Service, Carthage, Ill. – Reduction in economic losses due to lateral infection with PRRS virus in growing pigs in swine dense areas through infection with attenuated PRRS virus at placement.



• Dr. Paul Yeske, DVM
  Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minn. – 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?



• Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, Ph.D.
  University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn. – An evaluation of PRRS virus aerosol biosecurity programs for warm weather.

2007 Recipients:

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• Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D.
  Iowa State University, Ames – 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.



• Dr. Derald Holtkamp, DVM, MS
  Iowa State University, Ames – 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.



• Dr. Bob Morrison, PhD, MS
  University of Minnesota – for his research proposal to estimate, quantify and compare PRRS virus transmission information between pigs of different PRRS vaccination status.

2006 Recipients:

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• Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D.
  Iowa State University, Ames – 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.



• Dr. Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, DVM, MPVM, Ph.D.
  University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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.



• Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D.
  Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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 Recipients:

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• Dr. R.B. Baker, DVM,
  North Carolina State University-Raleigh, North Carolina – The Role of Stomoxys Calcitran (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.



• Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D.
  Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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.



• Dr. Paul Yeske, DVM
  Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota – 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 Recipients:

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• Dr. Cameron Schmitt, DVM
  Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, Minnesota – Production of Neutralizing Antibody Against PRRSV and Effect on Rate and Duration of Piglet Infection.



• Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D.
  Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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.



• Dr. Kyoung-Jin Yoon, DVM
  Iowa State University, Ames – Immunological Significance of PRRSV Antigenic Variation.

2003 Recipients:

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• Dr. Darwin L. Reicks, DVM
  Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota – 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.



• Dr. Scott Dee, DVM, MS, Ph.D., and Satoshi Otake
  University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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.



• Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, Ph.D.
  Iowa State University, Ames – Determination of the Infectious Dose for Transmission of PRRS Virus by Oral Exposure.



• Dr. Robert Morrison, DVM
  University of Minnesota, St. Paul – 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.