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They computed a daily respiratory health status (ReHS) from 0 to 100, with yellow alerts at 40–59 and red at 0–39. The LEDs were set to a blinded “science mode” so the investigators were not cued. Oral fluids and bioaerosol samples were screened by qPCR for swine influenza A virus, PRRSV, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and PCV2. All but M. hyopneumoniae were detected. High swIAV-RNA loads were significantly associated with a decrease in the AI-calculated respiratory health score. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica funded the study and three of its employees are co-authors. A 2026 Konkuk University trial in Korea used the same device's ReHS as an outcome measure across 2,000 grower-finisher pigs.", "category": "general benefit", "unexpected": false, "purpose": "Continuously count pig coughs, separate them from barn noise and compute a daily respiratory health status. 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