Veterinarian helps fight pig virus

MILWAUKEE - Shoppers have seen double-digit increases in bacon prices in the past year as a virus that causes deadly diarrhea in baby pigs sweeps through U.S. hog farms.

Wisconsin state veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw recently served on a federal task force charged with developing a plan to fight the disease known as porcine epidemic diarrhea and spoke to The Associated Press about his work.

Full story: WJFW

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