PEDV Update: Ontario Pork Telephone Town Hall NOTE TIME CHANGE Tuesday, January 28th

Event Details

Time: January 28, 2014 from 3pm to 4pm
Location: telephone call
Website or Map: http://www.ontariopork.on.ca/…
Phone: 519-767-4600 x1303 Email: maryjane.quinn@ontariopork.on.ca
Event Type: telephone, town, hall
Organized By: Ontario Pork
Latest Activity: Jan 27, 2014

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Event Description

**TIME CHANGE ***Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, January 28th between 3:00 and 4:00PM EST for the pork industry.

We will be automatically dialing out to our provincial producers and others who have registered for the event and have provided us with their phone numbers. This call will provide a status update on the current PED situation and actions being taken by the Ontario pork industry. *(Please note only direct or mobile phone numbers will be accepted).

*If you are a pork producer, or have registered you should receive a pre-call invitation today (Monday, January 27) at approximately 2:00 p.m. If you do not receive an invitation call, but are interested to join the Telephone Town Hall tomorrow, please register, using the link below. If you experience any difficulties, or wish to dial in, please use the following phone number 877-229-8493, followed by the pin #: 111309 to be connected to the live call.

Register Here

Ontario Pork’s thoughts are with the producer whose herd has had an outbreak and we’ve appreciated the cooperation they have provided during this difficult time.

We have learned that the samples that were sent to the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg from the suspect farm in Middlesex County have tested positive for the PED virus.
Currently a trace back on all movement in and out of the farm is being conducted.

· Attached is a current PEDv Biosecurity Advisory from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs – please review PED%20Advisory%20Jan%2024-14%20%282%29.txt

Regards, Mary Jane Quinn

Communications and Consumer Marketing Manager

Ontario Pork

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PEDV Update: Ontario Pork Telephone Town Hall **NOTE TIME CHANGE ** Tuesday, January 28th