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10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« on: April 28, 2014, 06:59:43 PM »
 :O :O :O

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/28/killer-virus-spreads-unchecked-through-us/

Not good news, I hope they can contain it. Any threat to our food supply is a big deal in my mind.

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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 07:05:59 PM »
And any threat to the bacon supply is an extra big deal. 
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 07:48:19 PM »
This is what happens when a few players decide to make a standard pig for production. Not a lot of genetic variability in the pink confinement pigs.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 08:26:52 PM »
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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

As if we need a virus to make the pigs crap more than they already do. Ever been downwind of a pig crap containment pond.  [barf]


But in reality, this is serious, the price of pork (the affordable white meat) will continue to climb as it has been doing recently.


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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 08:29:55 PM »
The virus originated in china? shawking.

Pigs are fed pig tishues as a common practice? doubly shawking.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 08:45:16 PM »
It nearly always seems to be a bad idea to feed animals food made from their own species.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 08:50:48 PM »
Quote from: charby on April 28, 2014, 07:48:19 PM
This is what happens when a few players decide to make a standard pig for production. Not a lot of genetic variability in the pink confinement pigs.

Combined with containment factory production I'm surprised something like this hasn't happened already.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 09:43:01 PM »
Quote from: charby on April 28, 2014, 07:48:19 PM
This is what happens when a few players decide to make a standard pig for production. Not a lot of genetic variability in the pink confinement pigs.

Remember a couple years back when Michigan was killing all pigs of a different color?   :facepalm:
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 11:14:30 PM »
Quote from: Lee on April 28, 2014, 08:45:16 PM
It nearly always seems to be a bad idea to feed animals food made from their own species.

Well, there's always...

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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 11:16:18 PM »
 :'(

Bacon is dying, but not to make bacon.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 11:37:16 PM »
Quote from: brimic on April 28, 2014, 08:29:55 PM
The virus originated in china? shawking.

Pigs are fed pig tishues as a common practice? doubly shawking.

What virus didn't originate in China?
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 10:29:21 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on April 28, 2014, 11:37:16 PM
What virus didn't originate in China?

HIV and Ebola come to mind.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2014, 10:34:06 PM »
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HIV and Ebola come to mind.

Smallpox, Mumps, Chicken Pox, Cholera, Typhoid, and Lymes.
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2014, 12:09:37 AM »
Quote from: charby on April 29, 2014, 10:34:06 PM
Smallpox, Mumps, Chicken Pox, Cholera, Typhoid, and Lymes.

Polio?
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2014, 01:55:56 PM »
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Polio?

Marco brought that back!     :lol:
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
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Re: 10% of US pigs have died of a new virus in less than a year
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