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The industry can have all the rules or standard operating procedures in the world, but keeping farms protected comes down to human behavior and the decisions farm owners and employees make every day.

China’s pork supply will be under pressure in the second quarter and prices may peak around September due to the impact of the African swine fever.

China’s pork imports almost tripled in March from last year soaring to a record monthly volume as buyers sought to plug a huge supply gap after African swine fever decimated the country’s pig herd.

China’s pork output dropped for a sixth straight quarter, as the world’s top producer continued to reel from the impact of the African swine fever disease that decimated its hog herd.

The focus is on zoonotic-based diseases, a result of pathogens passed from animals to humans.

More pork processing plants are idling production due to COVID-19 cases. The news sending shockwaves through the industry, with producers wondering how long the processing sector can make adjustments and accept hogs.

Jeffrey Harker, DVM, was named president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) on March 10 during the association’s 51st Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

The AASV Foundation granted a total of $60,000 to support efforts by researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University.

China said on Monday that it is encouraging companies to build pig farms overseas to plug a severe domestic pork shortage .

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded list of EPA-registered disinfectant products on Monday that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.