Biosecurity
National Pork Board’s Chief Veterinarian outlines critical biosecurity measures and clinical signs to watch for as this parasitic fly expands its range. As one veterinarian said, “The best thing you can put on your animals now is your eyeballs.”
USDA confirmation of the pest in a Texas calf sends a wake-up call to the entire livestock industry to prioritize vigilance and biosecurity.
Following the discovery of African swine fever on a 3,000-head farm, Hungarian veterinary officials have ordered the culling of the herd and established rigorous surveillance zones to protect the national pork industry.
Industry leaders at World Pork Expo highlight the risks of over-extending production. To ensure operational integrity, producers must prioritize biosecurity, sound data and tailored SOPs over sheer throughput.
By integrating health tracking into the existing BarnTalk app, BarnTools is making biosecurity a core component of the connected farm.
As the final round of pseudorabies testing concludes in Iowa, industry leaders highlight how strategic federal funding enabled a rapid response that protected local producers and global export markets.
Learn why “business as usual” isn’t enough when facing evolving pathogens. Here are five key diseases that demand increased vigilance and diagnostic precision today.
The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has adopted the first international guidelines for evaluating African Swine Fever vaccines in the field to ensure safety and efficacy across global markets.
New platform aims to bridge the global vaccination gap and protect the $300-billion livestock economy from escalating disease threats.
Although pig movement restrictions have been lifted in the five-mile surveillance zone after successful initial testing, the 2-mile zone remains until a second round of negative results is confirmed.
From global threats to farm-level biosecurity, here’s how the pork industry is building a “slat-level” defense to protect your herd.
Producer-led group focuses on curbing the economic toll of PRRS and PEDV while shielding the industry from foreign animal diseases.
Industry experts discuss biosecurity measures, trade impacts and why the regulatory response successfully contained the recent pseudorabies detection.
State officials have launched an aggressive containment and surveillance plan after five boars in a small commercial herd tested positive for the virus—the first U.S. detection in two decades.
Traceback links a small Iowa herd to an outdoor Texas herd with suspected feral swine exposure, prompting state and federal officials to move decisively to eliminate the disease.
As new PRRS strains challenge even the most remote operations, a landmark 16-year study proves that air filtration is a critical tool to reduce disease risk and protect herd productivity.
Register now for NC State’s Innovation Forum and prepare for a deep dive into health and production at Iowa State’s McKean Swine Disease Conference and Iowa Swine Day.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection stops dangerous products from entering the country to protect U.S. agriculture.
From PRRS dismantling immune defenses to subclinical “tax collectors” stealing your gain, learn how coinfections create an unwinnable battle for your pigs and your bottom line.
New reports highlight the concerning transboundary spread of a new serotype that evades current vaccines and increases the risk of introduction to the U.S.
With porcine circovirus type 2d becoming more prevalent in production systems, experts explain how moving to homologous protection can take circovirus “off the table” so you can focus on tougher challenges like PRRS.
Is wean-to-market filtration the next leap in biosecurity for producers brave enough to challenge the current paradigms of PRRS control?
As construction costs for a standard finishing barn approach $1 million, experts discuss how today’s contract growers can protect their ROI through enhanced biosecurity, manure management and a heightened focus on the first 48 hours of pig reception.
Discover the critical risk factors and proven measures that can help producers break the cycle of disease infection in grow-finish operations.
While the fear of PRRS rebreaks remains a major hurdle for producers, veterinarian Reid Philips says a systematic, coordinated approach can turn the “impossible” goal of elimination into reality.
While the technical tools for disease control exist, the real power to defeat endemic viruses lies in the daily, disciplined decisions made on the farm and a commitment to industry-wide collaboration.
Biosecurity doesn’t stop at the barn door—the feed your pigs consume daily represents a critical, yet often under-recognized, pathway for pathogen introduction.