News - Canadian Swine Health Board

The Canadian Swine Health Board says temporary funding committed by the federal government will allow the organization to maintain its programs while a more permanent funding arrangement can be worked out.

The Canadian Swine Health Board says new tools developed since 2005 in the wake of Porcine Circovirus are proving valuable in addressing Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

The Canadian Swine Health Board says animal health officials have stepped up their focus on the cleanliness of trucks returning to Canada from the U.S. in an effort to contain the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus.

The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging producers and their service, equipment and feed suppliers to ramp up biosecurity to keep Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea out of the Canadian swine herd.

The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board reports initiatives aimed at protecting the Canadian swine herd from disease are attracting the interest of those involved in the production of other livestock species.

The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says the Canadian pork industry’s experience with porcine circovirus has demonstrated the value of investments in preventive medicine.

The Canadian Swine Health Board reports a program under which Post Doctoral Fellows were placed within swine health research institutions across Canada to help address a shortage of swine health researchers has been highly successful.

A PRRS Area Regional Control Coordinator with the Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians says Canada’s pork producers are recognizing the value of working together to help reduce the spread of disease within their industry.

The Canadian Swine Health Board is optimistic the effort to reduce the risk of disease impacting Canada’s swine herd will receive the funding necessary to allow it to continue.

The Canadian Swine Health Board says pork industry stakeholders are expressing a willingness to provide financial support to help maintain initiatives undertaken to help protect the Canadian swine herd from the risk of disease.