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New African swine fever vaccine from Pirbright Institute
21st May
By Lisa Young @SouthWestFarmer
Agricultural reporter
Scientists are closing in on a vaccine that protects 100 per cent of pigs from African swine fever (ASF).
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned that ASF could kill a quarter of the world’s pigs, partly due to the absence of a commercially available vaccine.
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have shown that 100 per cent of pigs immunised with the new vaccine were protected from a lethal dose of ASF virus (ASFV).
Dr Chris Netherton, head of Pirbright’s ASF Vaccinology Group, said: “Demonstrating that our vaccine has the potential to fully protect pigs against ASF is a huge step in our vaccine development programme. We have already begun work to refine the genes included in the vaccine to improve its effectiveness and provide more protection.”..:tiphat:https://www.southwestfarmer.co.uk/ne...ght-institute/
21st May
By Lisa Young @SouthWestFarmer
Agricultural reporter
Scientists are closing in on a vaccine that protects 100 per cent of pigs from African swine fever (ASF).
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned that ASF could kill a quarter of the world’s pigs, partly due to the absence of a commercially available vaccine.
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have shown that 100 per cent of pigs immunised with the new vaccine were protected from a lethal dose of ASF virus (ASFV).
Dr Chris Netherton, head of Pirbright’s ASF Vaccinology Group, said: “Demonstrating that our vaccine has the potential to fully protect pigs against ASF is a huge step in our vaccine development programme. We have already begun work to refine the genes included in the vaccine to improve its effectiveness and provide more protection.”..:tiphat:https://www.southwestfarmer.co.uk/ne...ght-institute/