BIVI Names 2008 PCVAD Research Award Recipients

September 26, 2008 — 

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the recipients of its annual research award program directed at porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD). The $75,000 PCVAD Research Awards will fund three research studies designed to improve the industry's understanding and management of this devastating disease.

The following 2008 award recipients and their research proposals were recognized during the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn.:

• Brad Leuwerke, DVM, Swine Vet Center; a study to determine the influence that maternal porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antibodies have on the interference of circovirus vaccination efficacy in young pigs.
• Tanja Opriessnig, DVM, PhD, assistant professor, Iowa State University; a study to determine the prevalence of PCV2 viremia and persistent infection in conventional piglets at birth.
• Tanja Opriessnig, DVM, PhD, assistant professor, Iowa State University; a study to evaluate the influence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus viremia on circovirus vaccine efficacy in conventional growing pigs.

Source: BIVI/ News Release, Sept. 26, 2008