The University of
Saskatchewan’s engineers have moved to the second phase of testing a hydrovac
system to clean Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus out of hog-trucking trailers.
The system
involves washing and using an industrial hydrovac and heat of more than 70
degrees to kill the virus.
Dr. Terry Fonstad, a professor in the
College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, says the goal is to
reduce the time it takes to clean swine transportation equipment and ensure all
organisms capable of causing disease have been killed.
The team
hopes to have a its system ready for the market by the end of the year.
