The proportion of Danish pig herds with unfavourable PRRS well being standing has elevated to 68% in January 2025. Remaining herds with optimistic PRRS well being standing are usually not evenly distributed in Denmark. Nationally, the danger of an infection for the person herd has been drastically decreased after the discount plan got here into impact.
On January 2, 2025, 4,334 herds had been coated by the PRRS discount plan, of which 89% had been in a decontamination space, in comparison with 54% in January 2024. The Danish pig herds had been divided into 68% with unfavourable and 24% with optimistic PRRS well being standing, and 6% beneath decontamination.
Because the publication of the PRRS discount plan, the proportion of Danish pig herds declared with unfavourable PRRS well being standing has thus elevated from 32% on the finish of 2021 to 68% on the finish of 2024.
The proportion of herds with unfavourable PRRS well being standing is lowest in herds with rising pigs (67%) and highest in built-in herds (76%).
Whereas the Islands and a few areas in Jutland have few optimistic herds, there may be nonetheless a excessive proportion of optimistic herds in different areas.
New infections with PRRS occurred in 26 sow herds throughout 2024, which reveals that the danger of an infection for sow herds has decreased to virtually 3% per 12 months – in comparison with 6.8% in 2020.
83 PRRS decontaminations in sow herds had been accomplished, of which 86% of the partial decontaminations and all complete decontaminations had been profitable.
The report reveals continued progress for the PRRS discount plan with an rising proportion of sow and finisher herds with unfavourable PRRS well being standing and a decreased threat of an infection for herds.
February 28, 2025/ Agriculture & Meals, Pig Sector/ Denmark.
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