“PRRS has been the most frustrating thing we’ve had to deal with as veterinarians,” says Jason Hocker, DVM. “The virus changes and adapts and seems to always be one step ahead of us. It’s something we’ve not been able to make a lot of progress on as an industry.”
The decades-long PRRS trajectory could finally be changing with FDA approval of the gene edit used in PIC’s PRRS-resistant pig. This new tool can help chart a new future and paint a brighter picture for swine health and responsible antibiotic use.
Source: Farms.com, April 6, 2026. Link. The gene edit for a PRRS-resistant pig would support two of the AVMAs’s core principles to improve antimicrobial stewardship:
- Systems of care that include a multi-pronged approach to preventing common diseases
- Positively impacting judicious use of antimicrobials.
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