The PED virus faecal shedding peak in piglets is at:
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The correct answer is at 6 days p.i., but with some pigs (10 %) still shedding at 28 days p.i. The survival in the environment of current strains in faeces and water is around 7 days, but the survival in feed, fomites and slurry goes from 14 to 28 days.
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