History of the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project | Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Program

First participants shared Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) status

Do we really know how much PRRS we have?

The Swine Health Monitoring Project (SHMP) began in the fall of 2011 in the mist of vivid discussions on a heated PRRS season, at the PRRS Task Force meeting in Chicago. Attendees were discussing how bad of a PRRS season that was, and what should be done to control this devastating virus. More specifically, the question came up about “Do we really know how much PRRS we have?”. That simple question challenged Dr. Morrison to work with leading production veterinarians to obtain data, aggregate it, and present it in a way that it would serve as a benchmark for levels of PRRS activity. Dr. Morrison started working with a handful of veterinarians who agreed to voluntarily share data from their systems. This was the first manifestation of the monitoring project.

Expansion

Renaming to Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Program

In May 2017, Dr. Morrison was tragically killed in a car accident while attending the European Symposium of Porcine Health Management. His death represented a deep blow to SHMP, the University of Minnesota, and the swine community at large. In honor of his memory SHMP was renamed to be the Dr. Bob Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project (MSHMP). The project continues to grow and advance, continuing the mission of developing the capacity to support the industry response to emerging pathogens.

First participants shared Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) status

Expansion

Renaming to Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Program

Dr. Bob Morrison & Dr. Carles Vilalta: MSHMP update presentation