ANIMAL HEALTH
The following page presents animal health projects supported by Swine Innovation Porc since 2010. Click on the fact sheets below to learn more about each project.
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER
Develop tools required to minimize losses to the swine industry in the event of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in North America
Aruna Ambagala, Canada Food Inspection Agency (et al.)
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2021.
BRACHYSPIRA
Towards the development of a method for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Brachyspira
Joseph Rubin, University of Saskatchewan
Status: Completed in 2018.
DISEASE CONTROL
Improved Biosecurity in the Canadian swine transport industry - Phase 3
Terry Fonstad, University of Saskatchewan (et al.)
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2023.
Technology and Methodology Development for Improved Biosecurity in Livestock Transport Vehicles - Phase 2: Preliminary System Development and Data Acquisition
Terry Fonstad, University of Saskatchewan (et al.)
Status: Completed in 2018.
Bio-exclusion and bio-containment strategies to control epidemics resulting from airborne viral and bacterial transmission
Caroline Duchaine, CRIUCPQ, associated with Laval University
Status: Completed in 2018.
Use of tools related to molecular characterization, systemic analysis of stakeholders and geomatics for identification of principal vectors and contamination sources by bacteria and virus indicators at farm and slaughterhouse level
Anne Letellier, University of Montreal
Status: Completed in 2013.
DISEASE RESILIENCY & MICROBIOME
Pig gut microbiome project - characterization of the core gut microbiome associated with pig health and performance: towards fecal diagnostics and microbiome therapy
Vahab Farzan, Andrew Van Kessel, Ben Willing (et al.)
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2023.
New tools to enable effective genomic selection for disease resilience
Graham Plastow, University of Alberta
Status: Completed in 2018.
INFLUENZA
Dynamics of influenza infection in swine populations
Zvonimir Poljak, University of Guelph (et al.)
Status: Completed in 2018.
Development of a multiplex Luminex immunoassay for serologic diagnosis and subtyping of swine influenza virus (SIV) infections
Yohanes Berhane, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Status: Completed in 2018.
PED (Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea)
Survivability and infectivity of PED Virus in soil
Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2023.
Development of a rapid on-site diagnostic test for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
David Alton, Aquila Diagnostic Systems
Status: Completed in 2018.
PRRS (Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome)
Improvement of therapeutic and prophylactic measures against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus through the discovery of antiviral drugs and the use of antimycotoxins
Carl Gagnon, University of Montreal
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2023.
Epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) among swine herds, an applied research program supporting PRRS control projects
Sylvie D'Allaire, University of Montreal
Status: Completed in 2018.
STREP. SUIS
Novel vaccine design as an alternative to antimicrobial use for preventing and controlling the swine and zoonotic agent Streptococcus suis
Marcelo Gottschalk, University of Montreal (et al.)
Status: Ongoing. Results expected in 2023.