A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says a suspect positive PED sample identified in Saskatchewan highlights the importance of inspecting vehicles and equipment that visit the farm.
As part of a collaborative research effort scientists are looking to automate the washing and disinfecting of livestock trucks and trailers to speed up the process and reduce costs.
The manager of producer services with Sask Pork reports audits of truck wash facilities in Saskatchewan are showing they’re doing a better than expected job of cleaning and disinfecting the trucks and trailers that move hogs.
The director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services is advising pork producers to protect themselves from anticipated drops in the value of live hogs by forward pricing a portion of their production.
The director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services blames higher slaughter numbers resulting from reduced losses due to PED for the substantial drop in live hog prices experienced this winter.
A Red Deer based swine veterinarian reports the diligence with which livestock trailers are being washed and disinfected to reduce the potential spread of PED still varies widely.
A Red Deer based swine veterinarian reports, as expected, the colder winter weather has added to the challenge of controlling PED.
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.
A Tillsonburg based swine veterinarian credits quick action taken by pork producers, veterinarians and epidemiologists when PED was first identified in Ontario for the high level of success in containing the spread of the virus.
