Abstract:

Weight of the evidence linking feed to an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Canadian swine herds

Pascale Aubry, DMV, MSc; Judy L. Thompson, MSc; Tim Pasma, DVM, MSc, MBA; Mary Catherine Furness, DVM, MSc; Joanne Tataryn, DVM, MSc

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The weight of the evidence gathered during an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in Canada in January 2014 supports an association with feed containing spray-dried porcine plasma contaminated with the virus. Many questions remain regarding the importance of feed and (or) feed ingredients in the transmission of PED virus.

Keywords: porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, infectious disease outbreaks, animal feed, PEDV

RIS citationCite as: Aubry P, Thompson JL, Pasma T, et al. Weight of the evidence linking feed to an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea in Canadian swine herds. J Swine Health Prod 2017;25(2):69-72.

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