Biosecurity
Biosecurity managers say the recently launched Protocol Farm Visits app takes the guesswork out of compliance by automatically recording barn visits, managing downtime requirements and helping farms stop outbreaks before they spread.
Funded through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program is opening $35 million in new grants to help partners across 14 states protect American farms, livestock and natural resources.
From new outbreaks in European commercial farms to vaccine challenges in Africa, the latest reports highlight a volatile global landscape. Biosecurity at the border has never been more critical.
The emergence of L1C.2.45 and L1A.13.49 is continuing to challenge swine health and driving regional outbreaks, particularly in North Carolina and the Midwest.
The Swine Health Information Center has appointed Michigan producer Joe Dykhuis as president and welcomed Iowa producer Trish Cook to its board to help lead the organization’s mission of disease preparedness and swine health research.
As New World screwworm spreads across the southern U.S., swine producers must shift from prevention to active preparedness by implementing rigorous wound surveillance and rapid reporting protocols to protect their herds and the broader industry.
With African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease on the move, real-time situational awareness is the critical factor in defending U.S. pork production.
From the pressure of constant vigilance to the necessity of a dedicated team, four producers share how they are navigating the toughest challenges in modern pork production.
Ag groups urge the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate a law banning feral boar hunting and garbage feeding to safeguard the state’s $3.5 billion swine market.
The second round of PRV testing is complete. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig confirms all farms have been released from quarantine.
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.
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