Colder Weather Increases Biosecurity Challenges

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The Swine Health Information Center advises stepped up biosecurity as the colder weather hits

 Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca

The Swine Health Information Center has released its November domestic and global disease monitoring reports.

SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton says colder weather is always more challenging and we’re seeing increased disease pressure.

 
 “We know in warmer temperatures a lot of our viruses have a lot shorter survival times and colder weather months do seem to promote more survivability of different viruses such as PED”
 
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