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Manitoba hog producers worry as PED continues spread

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Hog industry officials are increasingly concerned how Manitoba producers will be impacted after another hog farm in southeastern Manitoba confirmed a case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on Saturday. The province, which until last week hadn’t reported any new on-farm cases since January 2015, logged new cases in the southeast on May

Hogs, Local news

PEDv found in Manitoba sow barn

Officials have initiated an emergency plan to prevent its spread

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 2, 2016

The Manitoba Pork Council is reporting that a sow barn in southern Manitoba tested positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus May 26. The producer’s veterinarian and the Manitoba Agriculture Emergency Operation Centre have implemented control measures and developed a plan for restricted site access, barn cleanup and animal care. Producers within a five-kilometre radius of

Hogs, Livestock

West’s hog farmers urged to insist trailers cleaned in Canada

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 29, 2016

Hog industry officials in Western Canada want hog producers to insist that livestock trailers coming to their farms be washed at certified Canadian cleaning facilities — even if the trailers were just cleaned on the U.S. side of the border. The recommendation comes as a federally-approved trailer-wash pilot project, credited with helping to keep porcine epidemic diarrhea

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. hog herd ekes out new high as PED impact ebbs

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 28, 2016

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd in the December-February quarter modestly grew from a year earlier to a record high for that quarter, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report. Farmers cautiously added to herds while shoring up their bottom lines following the surge in hog numbers as the industry recovers from

Hogs, Livestock

Pig producers warned to be on the lookout for virus

Seneca Valley virus is a concern because its symptoms are the same as those for foot-and-mouth

By Alexis Kienlen, Shannon VanRaes December 29, 2015

Pork industry leaders are warning producers to be on the lookout for a new virus that has been showing up in hogs in the midwestern U.S. and Canada in recent months. Producers are advised to contact their veterinarians immediately and not move hogs if they detect blisters around their mouth, hoof, or nose. Seneca Valley

Hogs, Livestock

Merck to buy Harrisvaccines to boost livestock portfolio

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter November 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Merck and Co.’s animal health unit will buy privately-held Harrisvaccines to expand its portfolio of animal vaccines as the U.S. livestock industry seeks new defenses against diseases, the companies said on Thursday. Financial details were not disclosed. The deal, which is expected to close by year-end, follows rival Zoetis’ agreement, announced

Hogs, Livestock

PEDv may have entered U.S. on ‘reusable’ feed bags

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter October 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) that killed millions of U.S. pigs over the past two years may have entered the country on large bags typically used to transport feed and other bulk products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The report, dated Sept. 24 and released Wednesday, said the agency

Hogs, Livestock

Genetics tool sought for hogs

Breeding pigs to have better immune responses means using fewer antibiotics and other medications

By Shannon VanRaes October 2, 2015

New research being led by the University of Guelph could help reduce the amount of medical intervention required in swine production. As part of a $9.8-million national research project aimed at enhancing Canada’s pork industry, a team of researchers will work to develop genomics tools that select pigs able to resist multiple diseases, improve animal

Hogs, News

PED vaccine could aid in disease fight

Developers are waiting for approval to begin clinical trials

By Shannon VanRaes July 10, 2015

Pork producers may soon have a powerful new tool in the fight against porcine epidemic diarrhea or PED. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization’s International Vaccine Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, better known as VIDO-InterVac, is waiting for final approvals from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to begin clinical trials of a vaccine

Hogs

PEDv is now a ‘new normal’ for hog producers

Swine seminar participants told that despite its virulence, the disease can be managed

By Ron Friesen February 20, 2015

For Dr. Sue Burlatschenko, the most striking thing about porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine is the eerie silence when you enter infected nursery barns, because the baby pigs are either sick or dead and the sows are too ill to rise. “You walk into a barn at feeding time and you won’t hear a

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Tag Archives porcine epidemic diarrhea

Manitoba hog producers worry as PED continues spread

PEDv found in Manitoba sow barn

West’s hog farmers urged to insist trailers cleaned in Canada

U.S. hog herd ekes out new high as PED impact ebbs

Pig producers warned to be on the lookout for virus

Merck to buy Harrisvaccines to boost livestock portfolio

PEDv may have entered U.S. on ‘reusable’ feed bags

Genetics tool sought for hogs

PED vaccine could aid in disease fight

PEDv is now a ‘new normal’ for hog producers

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