Stalosan® F delivers powerful punch to PEDv

PEDv, a viral disease to which suckling pigs and newly weaned piglets are particularly vulnerable, now looks to have a powerful opponent. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have shown that Stalosan F is particularly effective against PEDv.

PEDv has caused significant losses for a number of years in the United States, China and Eastern Europe. Although it is now tapering off in the US, the status remains unchanged in China and Eastern Europe. In order to evaluate the possibilities of limiting this disease on an international level, Vitfoss decided earlier this year to have researchers look at whether Stalosan F, already known for being effective against PRRS virus as well as Salmonella- and Lawsonia bacteria, has any effect against PEDv.

Results from a series of lab tests at the University of Minnesota show that Stalosan has a significant effect on PEDv.

“The results obtained by the researchers are extremely interesting. So it is significant that Stalosan F appears to have a particularly good effect, as it almost completely eliminated the PEDv virus in trials. According to the trials it is 99.9% effective,” says Ivan Gospodinov, who oversaw trial design in cooperation with the University of Minnesota, USA.

The clear messages from American researchers mean that Vitfoss is now gearing up to market Stalosan F and the product’s efficacy to prevent and fight PEDv in those areas of the world where the diseases remains a problem.

PEDv results in reduced appetite, diarrhoea and vomiting.

PEDv is a major problem in many countries, so we now want to drill down on getting the news and the product out to the affected areas and to minimise spread of the disease,” says Dr Ivan Gospodinov.

Danish veterinarian Pia Conradsen, from Svinevet, applauds the new results.

“In addition to the fact that infected herds need to be immunised, step two is then to reduce infection pressure. This is where the results from the Stalosan F tests are immensely interesting: until now we did not have any effective agents against it,” says Conradsen, who also stresses that it is important to reduce infection pressure on infected properties, just as it is critical to limit risk of spreading the infection during transport between herds.

Efficacy of Stalosan F against PEDv virus

Results from the University of Minnesota, from professor of virology Sagar M. Goyal. August 2015.