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State veterinary office offers guidance on new rules for swine disease reporting

Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service issued a Federal Order requiring swine operations, veterinarians and laboratories to report any known instances of novel swine enteric coronavirus infection, including porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and porcine deltacoronavirus. PEDv is a virus that has been found in North Carolina and the United […]

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News Roundup: March 8-14

 Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “NC Ag Commissioner: No emergency declaration needed for hog virus,” The News & Observer: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says […]

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