Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) is a wake up call for the United States swine industry and we better listen, according to Dr. Dale Polson with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) who spoke to producers meeting last week in North Carolina for a swine health seminar.
“We’ve got some things we’ve got to get in order in terms of risk of introduction of disease,” said Polson. “It’s a wake up call that we’ve got to plug some holes in terms of what could get in to this country.”
In addition, Polson says PEDv is telling the industry to take a closer look at its structure. “We’ve captured efficiencies, we’ve improved performance, but at the same time we’ve put ourselves at risk that we didn’t have 20-30 years ago.”
Polson thinks the industry is getting the message that PEDv is sending because he believes the future depends on it. “It could have been much, much worse,” he concluded.
Listen to my interview with Dale here: Interview with Dale Polson, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica