date:Aug 01, 2013
A recent study funded by stakeholders in the pork industry found that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus can be spread by contaminated transport trailers.
The study assessed the risk of contamination at pig collection points such as packing plants. Researchers collected samples pre- and post-delivery from 669 livestock trailers at seven packing plants. The study found that:
17 percent of trailers were contaminated with PEDV before unloading the pigs; and
11 percent of trailers that were not c