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Zoetis adds monovalent swine vaccine with two PCV2 genotypes

2018-06-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Fostera® Gold PCV provides broadest antigenic coverage against evolving virus

USDA approves Zoetis to market monovalent swine vaccine with two PCV2 genotypes

2018-06-26 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer

Zoetis has received approval from the USDA to begin marketing Fostera Gold PCV, the pork industrys first monovalent vaccine for swine that includes two genotypes of porcine circovirus type 2 2a and 2b. The new vaccine follows the March launch of F

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PCV2: Future considerations for an evolving virus

2018-06-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) may not be a new virus challenge for pork producers and swine veterinarians, but it remains a constant challenge. PCV2 ranks among the top three infectious agents in the swine industry, causing losses in non-vaccinated herds from $3 to $22 per pig. [1]

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Don’t get complacent with evolving PCV2 virus

2018-06-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Vaccines for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) currently do an adequate job of cross protecting against new genotypes of the virus, but swine veterinarians and producers shouldn’t let their guard down, according to Darin Madson, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University.

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