date:May 13, 2014
s and include livestock assembly yards, federal and provincial abattoirs, truck-wash stations and livestock trailers. As of today, a total of 1,187 samples were submitted for PED testing from 18 high-traffic sites.
Manitobans are reminded PED is not a food safety issue and it does not affect humans. However, it can be a severe and often fatal illness in newborn and young pigs. Older animals often have less serious symptoms and generally recover.
The CVO will continue to work with the pork indu