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New Biosecurity Guidelines Designed to Curb PEDV
2013-09-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Since it was first identified in the United States last May, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) has created significant losses to some pork producers in many parts of the country. Manure is a primary way the virus spreads from pig to pig and from farm to farm. On some sow farms, the virus has caused mortality rates in young pigs of up to 100 per cent.
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