Biosecurity
Two feed mills and three breed-to-wean facilities were diagnosed with porcine deltacoronavirus at Kansas State University. Researchers investigated the mills and facilities for possible connections to the outbreak.
Rejected from veterinary school twice, it would have been easy for Scott Dee, a self-proclaimed city boy, to change his mind and pursue a different path in life. Thankfully, he didn’t give up that easily.
Innovative minds could win up to $46,000 for their amazing ideas on how to tackle a pork industry challenge.
Iowa, the nation’s biggest egg producer, is on high alert as highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads in the state. All live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings are cancelled for a minimum of 30 days.
Although activism and activist activity certainly pose a reputational concern, biosecurity is one of the key drivers behind the importance of implementing farm security measures.
Although risk of pathogen movement through feed is not a new topic in the U.S., around the globe there is less awareness of this pathway for disease to enter a swine farm. It wasn’t long ago PED virus hit in a fury.
Federal agents seized more than 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat on March 15 at the Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action.
USDA announced a $13-million investment in research for animal diseases that cost the agricultural industry billions. One of the grants will help develop more effective vaccines for swine influenza.
The National Pork Board needs producer input to understand how many oral fluid samples will need to be collected from a farm during a foreign animal disease outbreak, based on the number of pigs per pen.
Although we will never be fully prepared, we can always be more fully prepared than we are today, said Gene Noem, National Pork Board president, during his opening comments at the National Pork Industry Forum.
Biosecurity is not a new concept, says Jan Archer, a N.C. pork producer. But she says producers may not fully realize the impact keeping farms safe, pigs healthy and businesses operating means to their communities.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been confirmed in Iowa, Kansas and Illinois.
Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) want to give more “bark” to U.S. efforts to keep foreign animal disease out of the country.
Although people may make light of news boasting bologna seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protections El Paso Director of Field Operations Hector Mancha says there’s nothing funny about these failed smuggling attempts.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Stoddard County, Mo.
Japanese encephalitis was discovered on multiple Australian pig farms in Queensland state earlier this week. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in southern Australia.
The 2020-2021 swine health season ended with the fourth-lowest porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus breeding herd cumulative incidence in the last 11 years of the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project.
USDA’s APHIS announced the availability of the Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System evaluation brief and dashboard for African swine fever and classical swine fever monitoring.
In January 2014, Scott Dee made a shocking discovery that PEDV could be transmitted in feed. Here’s how the science evolved from a field observation to the focus of an entire special issue of a scientific journal today.
AASV insights covering foreign animal disease preparedness representing a variety of perspectives from state animal health officials to practitioners who have experience dealing with African swine fever in China.
As with all good things, continual evaluation is key to success in the swine industry. Opening the door to game-changing, field-applicable research is the heart of an effort to expand research in swine health.
With all the government and producer plans out there today surrounding swine health, is another plan really needed?
When you can’t find the “smoking gun” after a disease outbreak, how can those difficult situations become learning opportunities to improve your operation?
Reports of avian influenza in bird flocks on the east coast and more recently in Indiana are important reminders for small and large poultry producers to remain vigilant on biosecurity practices.
What are the greatest factors that influence pig health? Most will say sow farm health, pig density and area disease pressure. While these are all true, Evan Koep, DVM, says there’s a factor that often gets overlooked.
Due to the recent outbreak of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic, Purdue University researchers have developed an online tool to help farmers prevent the deadly disease of pigs that has no cure at this time.
The Italian government appointed a special commissioner on Friday to coordinate measures aimed at eliminating an outbreak of African swine fever, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Friday.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is expanding wild bird surveillance for avian influenza to include the Mississippi and Central Flyways. This will increase the agency’s capability to track disease.
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) has a lot of folks scratching their heads right now, said Alyona Michael of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab during an interview with AgriTalk’s Chip Flory.
USDA reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in a turkey flock in southern Indiana on Feb. 9. This is the nation’s first outbreak in a commercial poultry operation since 2020.