Confirmation marks the second case of PED found within a week
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
Manitoba’s Office of the Chief Veterinarian (CVO) confirmed the presence of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in a finisher barn in southeastern Manitoba yesterday.
Manitoba Pork says the producer is cooperating with the investigation, and that contacts within a five-kilometre radius of the farm are being contacted.
The confirmation of PED on Thursday is the second in about a week, as the CVO discovered PED on a batch-farrow sow barn on May 27. The farmer is cooperating with the investigation and is implementing plans for barn clean-ups and animal care.
The two cases are the first positive results Manitoba has seen in 16 months.
“Prior to this, Manitoba had a very good track record as far as keeping PEDv out of the province,” said George Matheson, chairman of Manitoba Pork council in a video. “We had only about five cases and they are all negative at this time.”
Some think the CFIA’s regulations, which allows trucks to be cleaned in American facilities that use recycled water compared to the Canadian wash stations that use high-temperature water to kill the bacteria, need to be addressed.
“We are trying to get CFIA to modernize these regulations because we have a superior cleaning facility in Blumenort, Manitoba,” Matheson said in his video.