Manitoba Pork is encouraging the province’s pork producers to apply for funding being made available to improve on-farm food safety, biosecurity, animal welfare and workplace health and safety under the Growing Assurance – Food Safety On-Farm program.
The technical veterinarian with Ontario Pork says a stepped up focus on biosecurity will be key to containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea as the weather turns colder.
A Morris based custom swine manure applicator says the extra time and effort required to clean and disinfect manure application equipment to reduce the risk of spreading PED has dramatically increased the cost of custom manure application.
The executive director of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative says the use of hot water pressure washing equipment is helping custom swine manure applicators reduce the risk of spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
The chair of Sask Pork says an incident earlier this month where a washed truck in Saskatchewan was diagnosed as suspicious for PEDv demonstrates the need to stay on top of biosecurity.
The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative reports custom swine manure applicators have taken their focus on biosecurity up a level in response to PED.
The executive director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians is encouraging pork producers to take advantage of the warmer weather to tighten up biosecurity in defence against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
The new “Pig Tales” exhibit at the Red River Ex will allow the public to see what happens in a swine barn without risking the health of the pigs.
In response to Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea the U.S. Agriculture Department has introduced mandatory reporting of the disease.
In the wake of Manitoba’s second confirmed on-farm case of PED Manitoba Pork is encouraging pork producers to maintain their focus on biosecurity.
