Animal access - quarantine

• Only boars from controlled stocks with a minimum health status
• Farm of origin free from pseudorabies, classical swine fever, brucellosis, atrophic rhinitis, PRRS (parent herd or rearing/satellite rearing)
• Not vaccinated against PRRSV
• Pre-examined for PRRS antibodies and virus (exceptions are possible, depending on the status and monitoring system of the farm of origin)

Quarantine

• About 6-week quarantine with two tests for pseudorabies, classical swine fever, brucellosis and PRRS antibodies and virus
• 10 quarantine sites with an all-in-all-out system
• Isolation measures as in place at production barns
• Flax straw bedding

For the Quarantine System - Klick here

Prophylaxis measures vaccination/treatments

• Basic immunisation in quarantine against

– Parvovirus

– Swine erysipelas

– PCV2

– M. hyo

• Booster vaccination in the station

– Parvovirus

– Swine erysipelas

• Worm and, if necessary, mange prophylaxis in quarantine
• Worm prophylaxis every six months in the production barn

Health monitoring

Daily intensive animal monitoring and reports of conspicuous boars by the animal caretakers.

Regular clinical tests by a vet (at least every 14 days)

Temperature control of all boars when semen is collected

4-week blood sample monitoring (random testing, at least once a year for each boar)

– Pseudorabies

– Classical swine fever

– Brucellosis

2-week blood sample monitoring (random testing, at least once a year for each boar)

– PRRS (antibody and virus)

• Prompt blood tests in boars with a raised body temperature