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Researchers test PEDV trailer life

2015-02-27 00:24:00| National Hog Farmer

By Derald Holtkamp, Iowa State University associate professor of veterinary medicine; and Paul Thomas, Josh Ellingson, Alex Ramirez, Locke Karriker and Jianqiang Zhang, Iowa State University Iowa State University researchers have investigated time and temperature combinations sufficient to inactivate porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in swine feces on metal surfaces similar to what is found in livestock trailers after fecal and other organic matter has been removed by scraping and sweeping. Combinations of time and temperature evaluated represent possible options for trailer decontamination when washing and disinfecting are not possible. read more

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