News - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

The manager of industry and policy analysis with Sask Pork says the ability to track the movement of infectious diseases such as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is demonstrating the value of Canada’s new swine traceability system.

Saskatchewan’s chief veterinary officer is calling for increased communication among pork producers and their service providers to help reduce the potential for spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

A manure sampling project underway in Manitoba is helping to paint a clearer picture of the PEDv status of the province’s hog farms.

The chair of Sask Pork says prevention is the best way to deal with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last month Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea was confirmed on two sow operations in southeast Manitoba.

Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed the province’s fifth on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in a nursery finisher barn in southeast Manitoba.

The executive director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians says the colder winter months will provide the true test of the effectiveness of stepped up biosecurity in containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in the U.S.

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 livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture expects North American hog producers to remain profitable through the fall and winter in spite of recent declines in live hog prices.

A sales manager with Hotsy Central says the use of hot water high pressure washers has proved highly effective in reducing the risk of spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is confident pork producers will have an opportunity to lock in profitable hog prices this winter and into the spring of 2015 as a result of PED.