
Tag Archives porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

Hunt for deadly porcine virus thwarted at every turn
Officials have gone to extraordinary lengths to find out how porcine epidemic diarrhea arrived here

Officials continue all-out effort to prevent spread of PED
Authorities say it’s ‘good news’ that the devastating disease hasn’t spread, but don’t know how it got here
University of Saskatchewan develops vaccine for PED

Another close call for Alberta’s hog sector
The deadly virus was recently found in a transport trailer that was supposed to have been disinfected before crossing the border

Regulatory wrangling ups the threat of PEDv in Canada
Livestock trailers coming from the U.S. could spread the virus across Western Canada, say pork officials

Massive biosecurity effort in hog sector proves its worth
The list of changes is long and no detail was deemed too small in the effort to keep PEDv out of Alberta

A dark cloud with a silver lining for hog producers in 2014
Five to Remember: The threat of PEDv hung over the sector all year, but the virus was kept at bay and strong prices helped heal years of hurt

Upping biosecurity will pay dividends for years
Second coronavirus tests come back negative for pig-handling facility
Pork producers warned to treat assembly yards, abattoirs and truck washes as potentially contaminated

Alberta’s first positive PEDv test means increased vigilance
A positive test for PEDv and a second one for swine delta coronavirus were recorded at handling facilities, not farms
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