Page 9 of articles about porcine-epidemic-diarrhea

During this week, the Assembly examined the worldwide animal health situation, and gave special attention to the latest sanitary episodes of importance.

Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions on import of breeding and commercial pigs as well as not-heat-treated blood products used for manufacturing feeds for food-producing animals from May 30, 2014.

According to AASV, NAHLN reports 187 positive accessions out of 825 tested at 8 veterinary diagnostic labs for the week ending 5/17/14.

Positive cases were identified by RT-PCR in 17 states. To date, it has not been possible to isolate the virus.

The funding provided to British Columbia Pork Producers Association results in immediate action to reduce the risk of PED arriving in British Columbia.

There are now 62 farm premises that have tested positive for PED across Canada including two in Manitoba, one in Prince Edward Island, one in Quebec and 58 in Ontario.

At the SCOFCAH, possible import restrictive measures to protect the EU pig population against the introduction of the disease and in particular of the emerging Deltacoronavirus were reviewed.

Rabobank believes the outbreak of PEDv in the US, Mexico, Japan and South Korea will lead to a likely decline in global pork production in 2014.

The PED cases represent 0.00005% (less than 1%) with respect to some 16 million pig heads in the national pig herd.

The ICA has trained the swine producers in the department of Risaralda on porcine epidemic diarrhoea.

According to OIE, Canada has so far experienced 4 outbreaks (of which 2 clusters) of PEDv in 4 provinces with a total of 58 farms affected.

Since the start of the epidemic, more than 6,000 farms have been affected by the PEDv.

Enhancing biosecurity and education to help combat the spread of pig diseases will help Alberta's hog producers maintain a healthy pork industry.

In October 2013, an outbreak of PED was confirmed after an absence of 7 years.

Due to health issues, such as PEDv in North America, a severe contraction in hog supplies is expected.

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $200,000 in funding to help Saskatchewan’s hog industry respond to potential cases of PEDV. To date, there have been no confirmed cases in Saskatchewan hogs.