PED – A CANADIAN UPDATE

Posted in: Economics, Pork Insight Articles by admin on May 11, 2017

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) was first identified in Canada January 22, 2014. Since that first case, two strains of PEDv and Porcine Delta Coronavirus (PDCoV) have been identified. Four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, PEI and Manitoba have had cases on farms. The following information is an update, describing the PED and associated coronavirus situation in Canada as of March 2015.

So far the Canadian PED story is a good news story. The epidemic has not mirrored the one in the United States. It is estimated that over 50% of the U.S. sow herd has been exposed while less than 1% of the Canadian sow herd has been exposed. There are some explanations. Canada has focused control, containment and elimination efforts on all phases of pork production while the US focus was primarily on sow herds. The feed risk was identified very early in the Canadian epidemic and measures were taken to reduce this risk. High risk points of contact have been contained more effectively and because growing pig sites have been identified packing plant contamination has been more manageable. Finally, the Canadian industry had almost a year to prepare after the disease had entered the U.S.

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