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First PED Outbreak Reported in Virginia

2014-04-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

VIRGINIA, US - Following the first report of an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in the state, the State Veterinarian has advised livestock show managers and exhibitors to observe strict biosecurity.

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Lessons Learned from Producers in PED Infected Areas

2014-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The chair of Manitoba Pork credits the adherance of the province's pork producers to strict biosecurity for the success in containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, Bruce Cochrane writes.

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More PED Outbreaks in Japan; Pork Market Not Affected

2014-04-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

JAPAN - Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks have now been confirmed in 21 prefectures. The price of pork in the country has not been affected.

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Senator Presses USDA to Act Quickly on Spread of PED

2014-04-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - US Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) is pressing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to quickly step up efforts to prevent further incidence of the fast-spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus that has already killed millions of pigs in Minnesota and across the country, and to provide help to producers already hit by the disease.

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