The American Association of Swine Veterinarians expects the winter of 2015 to be a benchmark period in terms of understanding what the future will look like from a PED standpoint.
Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer reports the warm summer weather and continued vigilance among stakeholders within the province’s pork industry have helped maintain control of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
The associate director research with VIDO-InterVac says new strategies being developed to strengthen biosecurity are improving the cost effectiveness of efforts aimed at controlling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
At a General Council meeting of Keystone Agricultural Producers yesterday, farmers expressed concern over the condition of roads in rural Manitoba.
Provincial pork associations in western Canada are preparing to move to the next phase of the Canadian Truck Wash Facility Registration Pilot Project.
Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer is encouraging the province’s pork producers to take advantages of programs being offered through Growing Forward 2 to improve biosecurity on their farms.
A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development reports western Canada’s pork industry has continued to keep Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea at bay.
The executive director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians credits changes in the immune status of the U.S. swine herd and stepped up biosecurity for the reduction in losses resulting from PED.
Blue Water Wash in Blumenort will receive $825,000 to expand and redevelop its truck-washing facilities to improve biosecurity in the agricultural sector.
A pilot project underway in western Canada is helping livestock truck wash facilities step up biosecurity and improve their truck washing procedures to help reduce the risk posed by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
