PRRS-resistant pigs offer new hope for North America

The United States has long been a leader in agricultural innovation, including in the development and regulatory review of gene-edited agricultural products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 2025 approval of the gene edit used to breed PRRS-resistant pigs marked an important step in bringing the technology closer to commercial reality.As discussions about gene editing continue across the livestock sector, interest in the technology is growing throughout North America, especial