was discovered in an Alberta cow. The U.S. immediately shut down the border to Canadian beef and cattle and a large chunk of the international market quickly followed in their footsteps. The 49th parallel was welded shut for more than two years, costing producers billions of dollars, decimating the national herd and forcing many producers out of the industry altogether.
Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-foods, recently announced $45.3 million in funding for the prevention of African swine fever. Specifically, Animal Health Canada started a national African swine fever project in 2018 with representatives from across the country and a broad spectrum of related sectors, including Dr. Keith Lehman, Alberta’s chief provincial veterinarian.Article content
Weldner highlighted biosecurity controls currently in place at commercial operations, and it would be extremely unlikely that a commercial barn would be a site of infection if African swine fever does come to Canada.Article content The challenge is developing a strategy to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals to show that the exported pork or pig is positive because of the inoculation and not infection.
Gary Stordy, director of government and corporate affairs for the Canadian Pork Council, said the investment to improve surveillance is critical, even just to build confidence and transparency in the system.
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