Source: MODERN FARMER, 7/5/22

Diagnosing pigs with a deadly diarrheal disease just got easier. In response to a rising threat of outbreaks in livestock, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario developed a rapid test to quickly identify hogs infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, a deadly diagnosis that can decimate herds.  The successful prototypes of the tests—the result of four years of research—aren’t all that dissimilar from the COVID-19 rapid tests to which we’ve become accustomed. Using similar technology to detect infection, the tests require just a small swab of saliva to then identify the chemical markers of the disease.

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