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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Roof, Ames, IA (US);
Eric Vaughn, Ames, IA (US);
Wesley Johnson, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., St. Joseph, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of predicting the virulence of a new or uncharacterized PRRS virus strain is provided wherein the strain is injected into swine and allowed to replicate for a period of from about 3-15 days. During this period, the rate of virus growth and/or the magnitude of viremia is determined, and this data is compared with a corresponding growth rate and/or viremia magnitude of a PRRS virus strain of known virulence, as a measure of the virulence of the new or uncharacterized strain.