Biosecurity
Phibro swine veterinarian Dr. Melissa Hensch explains why animal-first decisions, hands-on barn experience, and sound economics always go hand in hand.
Recent breaks in Namibia, Cyprus, Finland and Romania underscore that foreign animal disease risks are accelerating worldwide—and complacency at home is not an option
As seasonal weather swings and fall fieldwork drive sharp upticks in PEDV, PRRSV and respiratory pathogens, swine health experts urge producers to tighten biosecurity and herd surveillance before winter pressures arrive.
Manure pumping is an operational necessity, but a recent study links manure pumping to a 3.38-times greater risk of disease spread, underscoring the urgent need for advance planning.
As the Philippines clears Vietnam’s AVAC vaccine for commercial use in market hogs, early field results show that international African swine fever vaccination requires strict veterinary execution and cannot replace baseline biosecurity.
A recent study reveals critical windows of PoAstV4 susceptibility in grower gilts and suckling piglets, offering practical management strategies to curb transmission.
With feral swine posing a dual threat as carriers of deadly livestock viruses and silent vectors for Chronic Wasting Disease, hunters are on the front lines of national biosecurity.
This new initiative aims to provide a transparent, automated and reproducible method to help veterinarians, producers and stakeholders prioritize disease threats based on real-world diagnostic data.
By turning a routine farm reality—sow mortality—into a fast, low-stress diagnostic tool, one student hopes her 2-minute surveillance method will bring Minnesota and the wider industry one step closer to complete Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eradication.
Learn how automated AI video classification tracks scavenging wildlife around farm deadboxes to prevent mechanical pathogen transmission and improve swine biosecurity.
New research reveals RVA, RVB and RVC are actively transcribing in swine lung tissue, raising questions about airborne spread and respiratory coinfections.
The application deadline for the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program has been extended to this Friday, Sept. 25.
What do surveillance test volumes mean for U.S. swine health? USDA’s Lynn Wachtman shares how national sample collection is critical to protect the domestic swine herd.
Veterinary leaders evaluate the diagnostic frameworks and odds of success required to eliminate PRRS, PEDV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from the U.S. swine herd.
The high-airflow V-bank filter delivers MERV 16 biosecurity protection to help swine producers defend against evolving airborne PRRS strains without sacrificing ventilation efficiency.
A recent study shows washing and disinfecting swine trailers—even without the standard 160°F full drying procedure—eliminated detectable PEDv and Delta-CoV, offering pork producers a low-cost winter biosecurity alternative.
Installing filters is only the starting line, says Phil Hord of Hord Family Farms. Protecting your herd requires an ongoing operational culture, daily maintenance and strict biosecurity discipline.
After watching his team’s morale get “completely destroyed” by a virus they couldn’t control, Phil Hord decided he was done taking punches. He shares his family’s journey with barn filtration in an area where PRRS wasn’t supposed to run rampant.
With Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae positivity reaching 26% and enteric diseases on the rise, Dr. Lisa Becton emphasizes that simple, consistent biosecurity is key to protecting vulnerable wean-to-market herds.
The latest global surveillance reports on an unusual “fox parvovirus” found in pigs in Europe and rising ASF cases overseas serve as critical biosecurity warnings for the U.S. pork industry.
As fast-mutating variants outpace traditional biosecurity, Dr. Gustavo Silva urges swine producers to embrace secure, real-time data sharing to forecast and intercept the virus.
Three targeted research initiatives aim to deliver actionable, science-backed solutions to U.S. pork producers.
As African swine fever spreads westward to Pyhtaa, Finland has expanded its restricted zone, threatening trade channels for an $86 million pork export market that relies heavily on non-EU buyers.
Just days before the Douglas, Ariz., port of entry is set to welcome Mexican cattle, a confirmed bovine case in Sonora throws the USDA’s phased reopening timeline into question.
As foreign animal diseases like ASF and screwworm evolve globally, U.S. pork producers are urged to double down on local biosecurity and focus on the on-farm risks they can control.
While feed mitigants offer a vital shield against PRRSv, validating their presence and mixing consistency at the mill is crucial to ensuring true biosecurity on sow farms.
Preliminary tests on three dead wild boar piglets prompt immediate quarantine zones and spark concerns over the nation’s crucial pork export market.