Sows at US factory farm fed blended baby pigs to guard against viral outbreak

I think it is pretty clear that if this technique doesn’t work, the farmer doesn’t allow it to happen.

Adult pigs do not get severe illness from PEDV. They get exposed to the virus from the infected swine parts, then generate immunity against the virus. When the sows have piglets, they transfer maternal antibodies to the piglets and the piglets survive PEDV infection. If this doesn’t work, they wouldn’t do it.