Viral Vaccines as an Alternative to Antimicrobials: A Perspective from Swine Veterinarians on Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions
Danqin Li, Xirui Zhang, Michael D Apley, Jordan T Gebhardt, Locke Karriker, Joseph F Connor, Corinne Bromfield, Brian Lubbers, Hatem Kittana, Dustin Pendell, Rachel Madera, Nina Muro, Aidan Craig, Brooke Shenkenberg, Yuzhen Li, Lihua Wang, Jishu Shi, Zaheer Ahmed · 2025
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Danqin Li and co-authors surveyed United States pig veterinarians on whether viral vaccines could cut the use of antimicrobials in herds, in a study published in 2025. Viral illness in pigs often opens the door to bacterial disease, which then drives drug use and feeds drug resistance. Better vaccines could break that chain.
Three diseases were named most often as needing better vaccines: a reproductive and lung syndrome, swine flu, and a gut virus of piglets. Vets cited weak protection against field strains, blocking by mother's antibodies, and short-lived cover as the main flaws of current products. Most still backed vaccination as a key tool and would pay more for clearly better ones. The authors map where vaccine makers should aim first.
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| CREATOR | Danqin Li, Xirui Zhang, Michael D Apley, Jordan T Gebhardt, Locke Karriker, Joseph F Connor, Corinne Bromfield, Brian Lubbers, Hatem Kittana, Dustin Pendell, Rachel Madera, Nina Muro, Aidan Craig, Brooke Shenkenberg, Yuzhen Li, Lihua Wang, Jishu Shi, Zaheer Ahmed |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |