Washing, disinfecting and drying trucks that haul hogs is
high on the list of biosecurity protocols to prevent the spread of Porcine
Epidemic Diarrhea from the 199 sites in 13 states in the United States to
Canada.
And Manitoba Pork is cautioning that the washing should be
with fresh water. It warns that some truck washes in the U.S. and Canada use
recycled water which could be contaminated.
Miles Beaudin, quality assurance manager for Manitoba Pork,
says it’s important that truckers use only those truck-wash centers that use
fresh water.
Last year the Ontario Pork Industry Council undertook a
project to train and audit truckers on proper truck-washing protocols.
As outlined in pictures and videos shown during the council’s
annual meeting, the protocols are demanding and a lot of truckers came up short
during audits.
