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The article reports on the SelectCare program launched by Iowa Falls, Iowa-based Iowa Select Farms LP owned by Jeff Hansen, to provide the individual needs of its pigs. Iowa Select animal well-being department director Howad Hill says that the program focuses on the best animal care and well being as desired by the management. Sow production director P. J. Corns adds that the program promotes strong culture of animal care.

The article offers information on the potential of oral fluids antibody test for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to provide broader diagnostic applications in the U.S. It mentions the efforts of the Iowa State University (ISU) scientists to develop other antibody-based and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays to detect various swine diseases. It also notes that test has been shown to be 95% sensible and 100% specific for PRRS detection.