You’ve heard the expression, can’t see the forest for the trees. Well, when it comes to the PRRS eradication conversation at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica 4th PRRS ARC&E Seminar at the International PRRS Symposium, you have to make sure you’re seeing the big picture without missing important details.
“Important stuff has some different levels – the micro level, the macro level and the meta level. The big picture most applies to the meta level, but the micro and macro levels has more to do with information people need to make decisions,” explained Dr. Dale Polson, who works in a technical resource capacity for BIVI in Des Moines during a break after his talk entitled, “Sufficient Surveillance for ARC&E: Getting the big-picture without missing the important stuff.” He said there are ways to gather information at all three levels without leaving one out. He added the limitations on some information gathering has been the high cost of getting that data, and that’s where they need to find surveillance approaches that are effective and economical.
Polson said there also needs to a common language to promote better collaboration. And he believes a meeting, such as this one sponsored by BIVI, is key. “Venues like this, opportunities like this are absolutely… required to facilitate that type of interaction.”
Listen to Chuck’s interview with Dr. Polson here: Interview with Dr. Dale Polson