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2005年 9月 19日 星期一
打印本页 PMWS Pig Research Boost For NI
NORTHERN IRELAND - Farming Life has learnt that Northern Ireland's leading position in researching the link between PCV2 (Porcine CircoVirus 2) and the development of PMWS (Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome) is to be further enhanced in the New Year.Currently co-ordinating groups working in 16 European locations, a research team at the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Veterinary Sciences Division (VSD) under the leadership of Gordon Allan has been informed that it will be maintained as the leading centre of excellence in a soon to be expanded research programme involving an additional 15 organisations, mostly located in Eastern Europe.
"PMWS is an internationally-important pig disease," confirmed Gordon Allan. "It is multi-factorial in nature, however, the presence of PCV2 has been identified as being necessary to facilitate its development in all cases. The team at the VSD was the first to isolate the virus, replicate it and then to reproduce PMWS in pigs."
He added: "Our initial research was funded by DARD, Queen's University Belfast and Merial Animal Health.
Source: FarmingLife
