Article: Entire H1N1 Infected Alberta Hog Herd Culled - Alberta Pork.

Byline: Resource News International

Winnipeg, MB, Jun 08, 2009 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- The entire Alberta hog herd that was infected with the H1N1 flu virus has been culled, Alberta Pork announced in a press release June 7.

Arnold Van Ginkel, who farms near Rocky Mountain House, made the business decision to cull the animals based on the fact that the disease remains present in his herd, said Alberta Pork.

The roughly 3,000 head farrow-to-finish operation had been under a quarantine implemented by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for over a month after becoming infected with the 2009 strain of the H1N1 flu, most ...

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