PMID- 31842600
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200619
LR  - 20200619
IS  - 0236-6290 (Print)
IS  - 0236-6290 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 4
DP  - 2019 Dec
TI  - PRRSV eradication on large-scale fattening pig farms in Hungary between 2014 and 
      2019.
PG  - 529-542
LID - 10.1556/004.2019.052 [doi]
AB  - Eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) from 
      the pig population of Hungary started in 2014 on the basis of the territorial 
      principle. In order to reach this goal it was crucial to render each fattening 
      unit free of this disease, since fattening units play a significant role in 
      spreading the virus all over the country. In 2015, 188 out of 307 large-scale 
      fattening farms (61.2%) kept PRRS-positive animals. The main source of infection 
      of these farms was the import of PRRS-infected fattening pigs. The following 
      methods were used during the eradication from 2017: (1) Only pigs coming from 
      PRRS-free farms were allowed to be used for fattening in Hungary; (2) Quarantine 
      of all herds for 60 days; (3) PCR test for PRRS 48 hours after the arrival of the 
      prefattening animals; (4) Serological test for PRRS at the end of the quarantine 
      period. If any diagnostic test gave even one positive result and the result was 
      confirmed by another test, the stock had to be sold for slaughter within 15 days 
      or placed outside Hungary, so that the infected stock would not compromise the 
      PRRS status of that area. PRRSV eradication on large-scale fattening units 
      applying all-in/all-out operation was relatively simple, using the 
      depopulation-repopulation method. On permanently operating farms, the infected 
      herd was sold from time to time, without having to be repopulated until the last 
      delivery. After cleaning, disinfection and restocking, the repopulation was done 
      with PRRS-free animals. As the eradication progressed over the years, a ban on 
      the import of infected fattening pigs was imposed. As a consequence of these 
      measures, by the end of 2018, Hungarian large-scale fattening farms became free 
      of PRRS. Maintaining the national-level PRRS-free status of large-scale pig 
      fattening units contributes to eliminating a significant cost factor from the 
      Hungarian pork production industry, and opens the way for a significant reduction 
      in antibiotic consumption as well.
FAU - Szabo, Istvan
AU  - Szabo I
AD  - National PRRS Eradication Committee.
FAU - Molnar, Tamas
AU  - Molnar T
AD  - National PRRS Eradication Committee.
FAU - Nemes, Imre
AU  - Nemes I
AD  - National PRRS Eradication Committee.
FAU - Abonyi, Tamas
AU  - Abonyi T
AD  - National PRRS Eradication Committee.
FAU - Terjek, Zsolt
AU  - Terjek Z
AD  - National PRRS Eradication Committee.
FAU - Balint, Adam
AU  - Balint A
AD  - Department of Virology, National Food Chain Safety Office Veterinary Diagnostic 
      Directorate, Tabornok u. 2, H-1143 Budapest, Hungary.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Hungary
TA  - Acta Vet Hung
JT  - Acta veterinaria Hungarica
JID - 8406376
SB  - IM
MH  - Animal Husbandry/*methods
MH  - Animals
MH  - Disease Eradication/*methods
MH  - Hungary
MH  - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*prevention & control/virology
MH  - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/physiology
MH  - Swine
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Hungary
OT  - PRRS
OT  - eradication
OT  - large-scale swine herds
EDAT- 2019/12/18 06:00
MHDA- 2020/06/20 06:00
CRDT- 2019/12/18 06:00
PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/06/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1556/004.2019.052 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Acta Vet Hung. 2019 Dec;67(4):529-542. doi: 10.1556/004.2019.052.