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.
Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer expects the first of 5 swine farms infected with PEDv to be declared virus free within the next month or so.
The director of swine health research with the National Pork Board credits changes in the way the pork industry deals with biosecurity as a result of lessons learned from PED with helping reduce the losses caused by the virus.
The director of swine health research with National Pork Board suggests, if the decline in PED cases continues at its current rate, the U.S. will be in a better position in 2016 to consider a national strategy for eliminating the virus.
Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer expects swine barns in the province that have been infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea to be free of the infection within the next couple of months.
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 president of La Broquerie based Precision Pumping says the relatively dry spring has been a big help in minimizing the risk of spreading the virus responsible for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
Manitoba Pork has introduced an 11 step action plan to be implemented when farms suspect they may have encountered Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus.
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.
