Post-licensing evaluation of Porvac® subunit vaccine against classical swine fever in two pig genetic development farms in Cuba.
Sordo-Puga Y, Sardina-González T, Méndez-Orta MK, Hernández-García M, Vargas-Hernández M
Animal Agriculture
Healthier pig herds mean more stable pork supplies and less pressure to convert forest or pasture land into replacement livestock operations.
Classical swine fever is a serious pig disease that's hard to stamp out because older vaccines can allow low-grade strains to quietly spread. Cuban researchers followed two pig breeding farms for six years after they switched to a newer vaccine called Porvac®. Every single breeding animal developed protective immunity, and that protection held steady across the entire study period.
Key Findings
Herd immunity increased from 50% to 100% after Porvac® introduction and was maintained over six years.
All breeding stock developed protective neutralizing antibody titres against Classical Swine Fever virus.
Porvac® prevents vertical (mother-to-offspring) transmission, a key advantage over older modified live vaccines.
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A six-year follow-up study in Cuba found that switching pig farms to Porvac®, a next-generation subunit vaccine, raised herd immunity against Classical Swine Fever from 50% to 100% and kept it there, suggesting the vaccine could help eliminate the virus from the country.
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Classical swine fever (CSF) is one of the most important diseases affecting pigs. For years, the main strategy to control CSF outbreaks in endemic regions has been a combination of stamping out of ...
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