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“We recognized dust is probably a significant form or method of spread of this virus.” – Tony Nikkel.
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In PED biosecurity, barns are ‘vacuum cleaners’: vet

Despite a steep upward trend in cases, there’s hope winter conditions may mitigate virus spread

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Hog barns’ loadout docks are key entry points for PED-carrying dust, and they require close attention as a 2021 outbreak of the virus continues, says a Manitoba veterinarian. “All of our hog barns are essentially gigantic vacuum cleaners, and the warmer the conditions outside, of course, the greater the suction of our vacuum cleaners,” said
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African swine fever outbreak spreading widely in Vietnam

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An African swine fever outbreak is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local farming industry, forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year, the government said Nov. 25. “The outbreak is evolving in a complicated manner,” the government said in a statement. “It is threatening to spread on
PED can spread quickly throughout an operation once it breaches a barn’s biosecurity.
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PED hits ‘outbreak’ territory

While cases remain low, a wide geographic spread and lack of answers on the investigation front have taken PED concern up a level

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[UPDATED: Nov. 23, 2021] Manitoba is now looking at another outbreak year on PED. As of Nov. 19, the province had reported 11 cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea. Cases have been creeping upward since late October, including two nursery barns and one farrow to finish operation. While older animals often recover from illness, the viral
The Manitoba Pork Council has confirmed the first case of PED in 2021 was discovered in a sow barn in southeastern Manitoba.
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First PED case of 2021 confirmed

A year without new PED cases is off the board, with the year’s first case reported in late October

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Manitoba’s streak without new PED cases has come to an end. The first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in 2021 was confirmed Oct. 25 in a sow barn near Blumenort in southeastern Manitoba, attendees of an eastern district meeting of the Manitoba Pork Council heard on Tuesday. Pork council chair Rick Préjet said trace-back
U.K. tries to prevent pig cull by importing butchers
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U.K. tries to prevent pig cull by importing butchers

U.K. farmers say Brexit and COVID are the causes of the crunch

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London – Britain will try to avoid a mass cull of pigs by allowing trained butchers to come to work on temporary visas, Sky News reported on Oct. 14. The measures will include dropping a requirement for fluent English, Sky News said. A spokesman for Britain’s Agriculture Ministry declined to confirm or deny the report,
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Germany plans wild boar-free zone

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Germany plans a wild boar-free zone along the Polish border to counter African swine fever (ASF) and has called on Poland to help more in countering the pig disease. Wild boar wandering into Germany from Poland spread ASF, which is harmless to humans but fatal for pigs and causes major loss of pork exports for
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Philippines says swine fever cases waning

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The Philippines’ Agriculture Ministry said August 19 active cases of African swine fever were declining and confined to less than one per cent of the nearly 3,000 villages that recorded outbreaks since the first cases were detected in 2019. The fall in infections and an ongoing government-funded hog repopulation program had put the Southeast Asian
File photo of hogs in an outdoor pen on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (EAGiven/iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

U.S. seeks to protect pork exports if swine fever hits territories

Policy would distinguish Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands from mainland

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Chicago | Reuters — The United States said on Thursday it is seeking to avoid disruptions to pork exports if the territories of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands detect the fatal pig disease African swine fever. The risk for infections in the territories is higher after the Dominican Republic last month confirmed the
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Webinars to tackle small-scale pig production

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Producers wanting to get into small-scale hog production will want to mark their calendars. On Aug. 12, Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) announced the launch of a series of webinars, geared towards raising small numbers of pigs. The series, which is a joint project between Alberta Pork, Prairie Swine Health Services and AFAC, will cover

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