Source: NATIONAL HOG FARMER, 8/10/20


Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome was diagnosed for the first time in pigs illegally imported into Washington state. The disease had not previously been identified in Washington pigs. On June 25, Washington Department of Agriculture's Animal Services Division Compliance Program began an investigation of a pig import into Washington state by an Idaho-based livestock dealer, who purchased 704 pigs in mid- to late-May from an Iowa pig...

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