Some people are better than others when it comes to sharing. At the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica 4th PRRS ARC&E Seminar at the International PRRS Symposium there was plenty of information to share… including how to do a better job at sharing information, as well as using technology. Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt from the University of Montreal was one of the presenters who really promoted that sharing will be the true key to eradication of PRRS.
“We know how to eradicate diseases. We know how to biosecure farms. But when it comes to regional disease control, what we need to understand is that we need to share information,” he said. Vaillancourt admitted that since we are dealing with personalities, it’s difficult to get everyone on board, and just one or two individuals can interrupt the information flow. He believes that the seminar BIVI sponsored is a good step to making sure information is shared and PRRS is closer to eradication. “Training and knowledge brings attitude change, and that is critical. When you want to get compliance or a paradigm shift, people need to be fed information, and they need to be able share it with others to eventually come to a conclusion that they need to engage in a different way from what they used to do. So this kind of meeting is quite critical.”
Vaillancourt added that there must be a regional approach to PRRS eradication, because it can’t be done just one farm at a time.
Listen to Chuck’s interview with Dr. Vaillancourt here: Interview with Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt