Genus sees potential short-term challenges in its drive to help restock China’s massive pig farming industry which has faced a surge in disease outbreaks over the winter, the chief executive said on Thursday.

New variants of ASF circulating in China appear to cause a milder form of the disease, making it less deadly but harder to detect and to bring under control, a study published this week showed.

The U.S. pork industry has seen an influx of influenza viruses in the last 10 to 15 years. That’s a major reason why influenza has become more difficult to control, said Montserrat Torremorell, DVM.

As the pork industry looks for opportunities to decrease its carbon footprint, could formulating diets based on net energy help? Some experts say net energy formulation can provide a better path to sustainability.

Of all the porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRS) viruses that Paul Yeske, DVM, has seen, the PRRS strain 1-4-4 is the most dramatic.

A summary of Compeer Financial benchmark and comparison to Iowa State University, estimated livestock returns.