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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014

VOL. 92 | NO. 9 | $4.25

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ANIMAL HEALTH | HOGS

Quebec confirms PED case Deadly hog virus can still be contained, say veterinarians BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Quebec has become the fourth province to confirm the presence of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. The Quebec agriculture ministry confirmed Feb. 23 that a case of the deadly hog virus has been found in the Monteregie region south of Montreal. That brings total PED cases in Canada to 24 as of Feb. 24, on a list that includes 21 in Ontario, one in Manitoba and one in Prince Edward Island. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to investigate feed as a potential initial source of the virus. SEE PIG FEED SOURCE, PAGE 2

TRANSPORTATION | FEED

Livestock feed trapped in transportation slowdown BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

This winter’s hunt for feed grain has been frustrating for British Columbia livestock owners. “It has been almost impossible to

get a steady supply since November,” said Bill Freding, who owns Southern Plus Feedlots near Oliver, B.C. He knows piles of grain are sitting on the Prairies, but he can’t access them.

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With grain movement from the Prairies to B.C. slowed to a trickle, some feed mills were forced to close because they could not get feed barley, wheat, or grain screenings from west coast terminals. “Over Christmas we shut down five

times. We just stopped production so we wouldn’t have to wait for product to come in,” said Terry Friesen, a partner at Clearbrook Grain and Milling at Abbotsford, B.C. SEE FEED TRAPPED, PAGE 3

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Ian Mason feeds brewers’ grain to his pigs at the Earl Ranch southwest of High River, Alta. There is no porcine epidemic diarrhea virus on this farm, but producers across the country are concerned. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

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