With ASF marching westward and now just 750 miles from Florida, the U.S. pork industry’s decision three years ago to pull out all the stops to prevent the introduction and spread into the U.S. seems prescient.
While the U.S. remains free of African swine fever, the recent announcement of ASF in the Dominican Republic underscores the importance of continued detection and biosecurity efforts to protect swine in this country.
NPPC has been tirelessly advocating for U.S. hog farmers throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, but Liz Wagstrom, DVM, says they still remain focused on African swine fever and other foreign animal disease prevention.
