The chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board is confident the main source of PED virus in eastern Canada has been stopped.
Manitoba’s animal health surveillance veterinarian reports no positive cases of PED in the province beyond the one identified last week.
The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says advance warning has given Canada an advantage in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says biosecurity protocols implemented on Canadian farms over the past three to four years have given the Canadian pork industry an edge in dealing PED.
The Office of Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has confirmed the province’s first case of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus on a farm in southeast Manitoba, based on a positive test result from the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease.
Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging its members to step up their focus on biosecurity after a suspect case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea was identified on a wean to finish farm in the province.
The Chief Veterinary Office (CVO) of Manitoba has reported the first positive samples of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) from pigs on a weaned to finish farm in Manitoba.
A veterinarian with the Office of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinarian says tools developed over the past few years have helped prepare the Canadian swine industry to deal with new disease threats, such as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
The biosecurity coordinator with Alberta Pork says stepped up biosecurity remains key to keeping western Canada free of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
A Manitoba swine veterinarian says the advantage Canadian swine producers have had over their U.S. counterparts in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is they’ve had considerable advance warning that the virus is coming.
