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Path of Manitoba PED infections tough to track

Officials investigating a recent spate of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) cases in southeastern Manitoba hog barns aren’t yet seeing a clear picture of how the virus is spreading from site to site. The province’s chief veterinary officer on Thursday confirmed positive tests for PED at a finisher operation in the same area as five previous

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Regional-level biosecurity urged against PED in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 19, 2017

Producers in southeastern Manitoba’s “hog alley” are being urged to keep animal movements to a minimum and limit contact with hog operations in an area that’s seen five on-farm cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) this month. The province’s chief veterinary officer on Thursday confirmed positive test results for PED at a sow operation in

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Manitoba confirms fourth PED case of year

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News May 17, 2017

Another finisher barn in southeastern Manitoba has tested positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in the province’s fourth on-farm case of the disease this year. Manitoba Pork Council general manager Andrew Dickson said barn staff noticed symptoms Sunday. Tests were taken the following day with results confirmed Tuesday. “That doesn’t mean every pig in the

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Investigators tracking PED infections

Another case of PED was confirmed in southeastern Manitoba May 8, bringing the province’s total number of PED cases since 2014 up to 13

By Alexis Stockford May 10, 2017

Hog producers are on high alert after a third case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) was confirmed within five kilometres of two initial infections May 8. The root of the infections, centred in southeastern Manitoba, is still unknown. “We wish we knew why this is happening because our producers are exercising very high standards of

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Ramping up roadblocks for PED

The Manitoba Pork Council has advised additional precautions in southeastern Manitoba, which has seen three PED confirmations in the last week.

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 10, 2017

With three cases of PED confirmed within kilometres of each other in southern Manitoba, both the province and Manitoba Pork Council are looking to stop the spread of the virus. Read more: Investigators tracking PED infections The pork council has released the following recommendations to increase biosecurity in the affected region: Producers are encouraged to: Park

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More PED cases turn up in southeastern Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 9, 2017

A hog finisher operation and a sow operation in Manitoba’s southeastern “hog alley” have been confirmed with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), both within close range of the province’s first case in over seven months. According to Manitoba Pork, the province’s chief veterinary officer on Monday confirmed positive test results for PED at a

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Response seen curbing PED spread from Manitoba case

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 6, 2017

The “quite early” catch and quick response for Canada’s latest outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), in a sow barn in Manitoba’s “hog alley,” are expected to keep a lid on the virus’ spread beyond the one site. The province’s chief veterinary officer (CVO) on Tuesday confirmed PED-positive tests at the southeastern Manitoba farm, and

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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PED pops back up in southern Ontario

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 14, 2017

Porcine epidemic diarrhea has appeared on two hog operations in southern Ontario, after nearly eight months with no new cases in the province. Ontario Pork reported the province’s 100th and 101st cases of PED on Feb. 22 and March 7, at finisher barns in Middlesex County and in the Haldimand-Norfolk district respectively. Ontario — home

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PED outbreaks slow, but still top of mind in Ontario

By GFM Network News, John Greig November 2, 2016

Swine Health Ontario dedicated its recent annual Big Bug Day to continuing toward the goal of eradicating porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) from Ontario. Martin Misener, a vet and chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board, challenged the hog industry to not get complacent about stopping PED. Misener noted he had heard from people who

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PED reappears in southeastern Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 17, 2016

Manitoba has logged its first on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in over three months, in a sow barn in the province’s livestock-intensive southeast. Southeastern Manitoba has been home to all of the province’s nine on-farm outbreaks of PED since the virus first appeared there in February 2014. In the latest case, the provincial

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Path of Manitoba PED infections tough to track

Regional-level biosecurity urged against PED in Manitoba

Manitoba confirms fourth PED case of year

Investigators tracking PED infections

Ramping up roadblocks for PED

More PED cases turn up in southeastern Manitoba

Response seen curbing PED spread from Manitoba case

PED pops back up in southern Ontario

PED outbreaks slow, but still top of mind in Ontario

PED reappears in southeastern Manitoba

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