The House of Commons Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee held an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus in southeast Manitoba.

There have been at least 20 on-farm confirmed cases since the start of May.

The meeting was called for by Brandon-Souris Conservative MP Larry Maguire, who has been pushing to see changes made to livestock transport trailer washing regulations.

Those represented at the meeting included Manitoba Pork, Steve's Livestock Transport, Maple Leaf Foods, Hylife, and P. Quintaine and Son Ltd.

A briefing was also made by representatives from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, including Chief Veterinary Officer Harpreet Kochar.