Monday, August 15, 2016

Hydrovac system to clean PED from trucks

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.