Manitoba has it’s first case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
virus, according to the Chief Veterinarians Office.
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| Karl Kynoch |
Karl Kynoch, president of Manitoba Pork, commended the
farmer involved for co-operating fully.
It’s a wean-to-finish operation and the farmer and officials
have implemented measures to keep the highly-contagious and deadly virus from
spreading to other hog farms.
“It is your responsibility to make sure that all trailers
are clean before they back up to your barn,” Kynoch advised farmers.
In Ontario, the virus has now shown up on 13 hog farms since
Feb. 12.
The virus is widespread across the United States since the
first case in April in Illinois. The largest number of farms with the virus are
in Iowa and North Carolina which are high-production states.
There are now more than 3,000 farms infected in 23 states.
