News - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

A survey of custom swine manure applicators shows they are communicating more with their clients and taking more time planning manure application in an effort to reduce the risk of spreading PED.

Results of a Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative survey of how swine manure applicators are responding to PED will be released later this week in Springfield, Missouri.

The chair of Sask Pork says the devastation cause by PED has demonstrated the need for a strong national approach to guarding Canada’s boarders from the entry of new animal disease threats.

The executive director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians is encouraging pork producers to take advantage of the warmer weather to tighten up biosecurity in defence against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

The chair of Manitoba Pork reports several new initiatives are being undertaken aimed at helping the province’s pork producers avoid Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative is gathering input from swine manure applicators to learn what they’re doing to prevent the spread of PED.

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, with the exception of Ontario, eradicating Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus from Canada is a realistic goal.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services reports, despite higher available supplies of pork than one year ago, fears over PED continue to drive the markets for live hogs.

Manitoba Pork has re-vamped its PEDv web page to provide members of the pork production chain specific information pertinent to them about the virus.

The business development manager with Nioex Systems says the rapid spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea throughout the U.S. has dramatically increased the level of interest in in-vessel composting of mortalities.