Perfect storm PEDv can be stopped by biosecurity

The spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) has been a perfect storm. This is because while affected pigs shed very high levels of virus that survived well in the environment, the infective dose was very low so naïve herds were easily infected. By Jake Waddilove, veterinarian, UK So to stop this ‘perfect storm’? Good sow immunity from natural infection or feedback will reduce the clinical impact. Licensed vaccines are available, and appear to reduce clinical disease and virus she