Feed and Feed Systems Research for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Delta Coronavirus

Request for Proposals

2014

DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 2nd – 5:00 pm CST

Key feed research priorities for PEDv and SdCV:

  1. Conduct feed or feedstuff contamination risk assessments at all steps within the feed processing and delivery chain. Risk assessment should include potential role of vectors (i.e. birds) or fomites and development of best manufacturing and/or management practices to prevent feed contamination with PEDV/SdCV.
  2. Demonstrate virus survivability in feed and feed ingredients to include the following variables: feed and feed components, storage time and temperature, processing procedure and time (meal or pellet), and moisture content. Conditions investigated should be representative of industry processes. To allow for the most efficient use of checkoff funds we encourage investigating other viruses important to the industry in the same study (i.e. PRRS, TGE, Rotavirus, etc.).
  3. Investigate effectiveness and cost of feed or feed ingredient treatments that could be used to mitigate viral survival. Treatments can include feed additives (for example a binder or acidifier) or feed treatment (for example irradiation) and studies should include results on effect to feed nutritional quality as well as end point testing to show feed is safe post-treatment.
  4. Develop a viral dose-infection curve showing viral dose by time and by temperature for both pelleted and milled feed.
  5. Develop diagnostic procedures for determining potential live virus contamination of feed or feedstuffs.

All proposals need to be completed within 6 months of funding and bi-weekly updates will be required in a format that can convey progress and information to the pork industry.

Proposals mustbe submitted in the required format provided with the RFP in order to be considered. Proposals that do not directly address the targeted priorities will not be considered for funding. Final funding decisions will be made by the National Pork Board Swine Health Committee. Further enquiries regarding this solicitation can be directed to Dave Pyburn by email or by phone: 515-223-2634.

Proposals must be submitted to Bev Everitt at