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Development and adaptation of methods for detecting PRRSV in the environment and flies

June 2019 to June 2021

Christian Klopfenstein, Ph.D., DVM
Responsible - Health and Biosecurity

Phone: 418 650-2440 ext. 4309
Email: cklopfenstein@cdpq.ca
Objectives

The main objective of the project is to identify the best methods for detecting PRRSV in the environment and to verify the role of flies and aerosols as transmission vectors.
Applicant
Centre de développement du porc du Québec inc.
Collaborators
FMV-Université de Montréal; Consultant veterinarian; Ufluidix
Funding
This project is funded through the Innov’Action Agroalimentaire program, under the Canadian Partnership for Agriculture, an agreement between the governments of Canada and Quebec, PigGen Canada and Ufluidix.