NALT

Preferred term

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

Topic

A syndrome characterized by outbreaks of late term abortions, high numbers of stillbirths and mummified or weak newborn piglets, and respiratory disease in young unweaned and weaned pigs. It is caused by Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus.

Betaarterivirus suid 1

blue eared pig disease
blue-eared pig disease
porcine epidemic abortion and respiratory syndrome
PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome)
swine infertility and respiratory syndrome

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

29737

Spanish

síndrome respiratorio y de la reproducción porcina

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18216

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 1/16/18