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Hogs, Livestock

Nursery barn Quebec’s sixth case of PED

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Another nursery barn in Quebec’s Monteregie is the site of the province’s sixth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea in hogs, provincial officials said Thursday. The infections were confirmed Wednesday through lab tests on fecal samples from a 5,000-hog operation at St-Aime, about 30 km southeast of Sorel, Quebec’s provincial swine health team (EQSP) said in
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Hogs, Livestock

Two more Que. hog operations confirmed with PED

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Two more hog operations in Quebec’s Monteregie — a nursery operation and a finishing barn — have been confirmed infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). Quebec’s provincial swine health team (EQSP) announced Wednesday that the two new cases — both in the St-Denis-sur-Richelieu area, about 25 km northwest of St-Hyacinthe — are “epidemiologically linked” to
"Canada is in a great position compared to the United States when it comes to this outbreak." – Tim Snider
Hogs, Local news

Canadian case of PED virus provided link for researchers

Biosecurity measures are still key, but preventing the contamination of feed 
will help slow the spread of PED

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The porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has hit producers hardest south of the border, but it was the first Canadian case that helped researchers find the source of the disease. Speaking to pork producers in Niverville, Tim Snider of the University of Minnesota said that the emergence of the disease in Canada provided the biggest
pigs in a barn stall feeding
Hogs, Livestock, Local news

False positive means one less confirmed case of PEDv in province

A fifth hog barn once thought to contain the virus that causes PED has been cleared 
after an extensive investigation and further testing

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A fifth farm in Manitoba has not been infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) after all. The province had issued a bulletin Oct. 1 indicating a nursery finisher barn had tested positive for the virus, but subsequent tests found no trace of porcine epidemic diarrhea at the farm. “Really what it comes down to is
livestock manure pit
Hogs, Livestock

New PEDv study looks at manure pits

Researchers want to know whether the virus is lurking in manure pits and how long it can survive

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Researchers are hoping the province’s manure pits will hold some clues to controlling the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The council, the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development are asking producers to submit manure samples to help assesses where the virus could be lurking and how long it survives.
Piglets rooting around in mud.
Livestock

CFIA finds feed failed to infect pigs

Vet working with Ontario’s infected herds says agencies 
reporting of test results ‘confuses the facts’

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says testing has been unable to confirm a link between pig feed containing blood plasma and an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in Eastern Canada. But an Ontario vet on the front lines of that province’s outbreak says a common source of feed is the only thing linking the
Hogs, News

Manitoba PEDv case not linked to feed: CVO

There are 24 farms 
affected in Eastern Canada

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The effort to contain the outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) seems to be working. An investigation of 45 farms that had contact with Manitoba’s only infected hog premises to date, a weaning-to-finish operation in the southeast, have found no further infections, said acting chief veterinary officer Dr. Glen Duizer. “We are working through all

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