The report this week of the detection of a third strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus does not come as a surprise to the leader of the National Pork Producers Council. President Howard Hill who’s an Iowa Veterinarian says mutations of the disease were expected. He says however that the number of PED virus cases have decreased this winter following last year’s outbreak.
Hill cautions that there have been some PED cases showing up in finishing animals.
Hill encourages producers with finishing loads to make sure and wash and disinfect and dry those transport vehicles if they can.