Interview Dr Lucina Galina (PIC): Searching for a solution to PRRS via genetics

08-12-2023 | Health | Interview

PRRS — Dr Lucina Galina Pantoja is technical project director at PIC. She coordinates activities related to the PRRSv-resistant pig project and other innovations. Prior to joining PIC she also worked for Zoetis. She obtained a doctor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1989 from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico and she is a doctor in Philosophy and Swine Medicine from the University of Minnesota, USA in 1993. Photo: PIC

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus has been a troublesome pathogen for swine producers around the world for 3 decades. There are various strategies, from better biosecurity to vaccination, but the search continues for a solution to control the virus once and for all. A route through genetics might provide that solution, explains Dr Lucina Galina Pantoja, technical project director at pig breeder PIC in the United States. Scientist and veterinarian Dr Lucina Galina Pant

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