Research finds that consumers express support for this genetic innovation

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For decades, pig farms of all sizes, scales and types around the world have battled a widespread disease called Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), that causes animals to needlessly suffer. But there is finally a solution – the PRRS-resistant pig, a gene-editing innovation from PIC, a company with more than 60 years of responsible progress in agriculture, rooted in science.

“This isn’t a change to pork, it’s a change to how pigs are protected from a devastating animal disease,” said Matt Culbertson, PIC’s Chief Operating Officer. “By removing the one genetic spot where the PRRS virus infects the pig, we’ve helped pigs become more resilient.”