Working on feed biosecurity with the ice block challenge

In the study 15 commercial additives were tested to evaluate their effect on mitigating SVA, PEDv and PRRSv in feed. - Photo: Hans Prinsen
In the study 15 commercial additives were tested to evaluate their effect on mitigating SVA, PEDv and PRRSv in feed. - Photo: Hans Prinsen
In the US, nobody needs to be told about the risk of viruses entering a farm through feed. Years of research have proved this for swine producers. But what can be done? Scientists have investigated the effect of additives on mitigating the transmission of viral diseases through feed. “It is exciting that producers and veterinarians now have options for use in a feed biosecurity programme.” Results from a new collaborative study have recently been published in the journal Transboundary and E


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