Rising Costs of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus; First Outbreak in Canada
US & CANADA - Between 30 and 40 per cent of US sows have been infected with the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus and pig losses there have already exceeded four million, according to a Canadian veterinarian speaking at the Banff Pork Seminar 2014. Since he made these remarks, Canada has reported its first outbreak of PED - in Ontario.