Western Canadian animal health surveillance activities

Animal health surveillance programs across the four western provinces

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Sample Size
600
Population Unit
samples 2016
Surveillance Start Date
Jan/14/2020
Surveillance End Date
Dec/23/2020
Project End Date
unknown
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Saskatchewan Swine Surveillance (PED, SDCoV, TGE)

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"The Ministry of Agriculture is monitoring the environment of several high-traffic sites in Saskatchewan for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, Swine Deltacoronavirus and Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus. These sites are sampled weekly, and testing is done at Prairie Diagnostic Services in Saskatoon using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test developed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The Ministry also contacts Sask Pork to conduct additional surveillance testing around the province."