June 6, 2022

Denmark creates strategy to reduce number of PRRS-positive affected pig farms

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council (Landbrug & Fødevare Gris), in close cooperation with other agencies, has developed a strategy to reduce the number of PRRS-positive pig farms in Denmark.

The goal is to increase the proportion of farms reported as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) antibody negative by mid-2025, which will result in improved farm health status and a major impact on the large production fluctuations that can occur during a PRRS outbreak.

The main elements of the plan are:

    - Cases with suspected PRRS symptomatology must be reported to the company veterinarian;

    - By the end of 2022, all farms must declare their health status with respect to the presence of PRRS antibodies;

    - In those farms with unknown or PRRS-positive health status, the veterinarian and the producer must, as of July 1, 2022, report the presence or absence of clinical signs on a monthly basis.

- Landbrug & Fødevare Gris (Denmark)