AMES, Iowa — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome caused an estimated $1.2 billion per year in lost production in the U.S. pork industry from 2016 to 2020, an 80% increase from a decade earlier, according to a new analysis by an Iowa State University expert.
Growing PRRS losses cost pork producers
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome is the most economically damaging illness for swine producers, causing $1.2 billion in annual production loss from 2016 to 2020.
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