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Hog nursery barn Quebec’s third PED case

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 7, 2015

A hog nursery operation in Quebec’s Monteregie was confirmed Dec. 31 as the province’s third case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs. Quebec has previously booked two cases of on-farm outbreaks of the PED virus (PEDv) — both at hog finishing operations in the Monteregie in February and November 2014 respectively. The latest case […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Researchers identify new PEDv strain in Minnesota

By Tom Polansek January 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. researchers have identified a new strain of a hog disease that has wiped out millions of baby pigs, a sign the virus will keep mutating as producers work to contain it. A third strain of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) was detected in a Minnesota hog herd and found to […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Weather

PED pops back up in southwestern Ontario

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 14, 2014

A farrow-to-finish hog operation in southwestern Ontario is home to the province’s 64th on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), its first such case in almost four months. The farm, in Middlesex County, reported “clinical signs” of the PED virus (PEDv) and submitted samples for testing Monday. Laboratory confirmation was received Tuesday, Ontario Pork said […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Quebec turns up second case of PEDv in hogs

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 7, 2014

Quebec has confirmed its second instance of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs, this time at a feeding operation in the Monteregie district. Biosecurity measures have been ramped up “promptly” at the unnamed farm to avoid the spread of the PED virus (PEDv) to other hog operations, the provincial ag ministry said in a release […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2014

A hog nursery/finisher operation ruled to be Manitoba’s fifth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is now proven to have been PED-negative all along. The province’s chief veterinary office (CVO) reported Thursday that the site has now been taken off the list of confirmed on-farm cases of PED in Manitoba. The unnamed farm in Manitoba’s […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Vet advice

Disease prevention equals crisis prevention

By Purdue University, W. Mark Hilton May 8, 2014

PED in the pork industry should be a recent and staunch reminder to all livestock sectors that preventing animal diseases is the cornerstone to crisis prevention. Where and how porcine epidemic diarrhea virus emerged as a killer of nearly four million young pigs in the U.S. remains a mystery. We know it’s highly contagious and […] Read more

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Hog nursery barn Quebec’s third PED case

Researchers identify new PEDv strain in Minnesota

PED pops back up in southwestern Ontario

Quebec turns up second case of PEDv in hogs

Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected

Disease prevention equals crisis prevention

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