Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)

US - Steve Meyer, vice president of pork analysis with Express Markets Inc. Analytics, talks about expectations for PEDv, feed availability and overall pork supply for 2015.

US - The number of pig farm samples that are confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 17. There have been no premises confirmed with having porcine deltacoro…

US - The director of swine health research with the National Pork Board credits changes in the way the pork industry deals with biosecurity as a result of lessons learned from PED with helping reduce …

ANALYSIS - Tension and anxiety is rising in Russia over the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states.

CANADA - The sales manager with Nioex Systems says concerns over diseases such as PED and Avian Influenza have fueled a growing interest in the use of in-vessel composting to dispose of deadstock, wri…

CANADA - A new outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) has been confirmed in Wellington county, Ontario.

US - The director of swine health research with National Pork Board suggests, if the decline in PED cases continues at its current rate, the US will be in a better position in 2016 to consider a natio…

ANALYSIS - Dr. Howard Hill, past president of the National Pork Producers Council, provides a US industry update on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), reports Sarah Mikesell live from the World P…

While new outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) continue to be reported each week in the United States, the pace is slowing – as a result of the change in season and the winter of 2014-15 prod…

ANALYSIS - Steve Meyer, vice president of pork analysis with Express Markets Inc. Analytics, shared an outlook for the US pork industry on the opening day of World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

US - The pork industry continues to adjust from the supply shock created by the PED virus last year. Live prices peaked in the summer of 2014 as PED losses mounted and then fell into the late winter o…

CANADA - Manitoba's Chief Veterinary Officer expects swine barns in the province that have been infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea to be free of the infection within the next couple of months, w…

UK - Specialised guides to help the industry cope with an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea have been produced by UK pig industry organisation BPEX on behalf of the Pig Health and Welfare Council…

US - The number of pig farm samples that are confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was seven, while one premises was confirmed with porcine deltacoronavirus (…

US - The number of pig farm samples that are confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 17, while three premises were confirmed with porcine deltacoronavirus (…

US - A disinfectant based on hydrogen peroxide has been tested against the porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) virus at Michigan State University, and confirmed to be effective under simulated commercial…

CANADA - A Veterinary Epidemiologist has reported that western Canada's pork industry has continued to keep Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) at bay, writes Bruce Cochrane.

CANADA - The relatively dry spring has been a big help in minimising the risk of spreading the virus responsible for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED), writes Bruce Cochrane.

US - The number of pig farm samples that are confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 16, while no premises were confirmed with porcine deltacoronavirus (PDC…

RUSSIA - The temporary restrictions on imports of breeding pigs from Canada to Russia have been lifted.