By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
Ohio hog producers are now dealing with a new virus which acts very similar to the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, also known as PED.
Just like PED, the new disease cannot be spread to humans or other animals and does not pose a risk to food safety. It is a pig only illness.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) said Jan. 11, that it is notifying pork producers that a new virus has been found in several pig fecal samplings from four different pig farms in the state.