Biosecurity
Although the swine industry has largely learned to live with endemic influenza, Andrew Bowman warns that passive acceptance is a costly mistake. Discover why he believes shifting from management to elimination is “not rocket science” and which three core strategies can break the cycle for good.
New research reveals that continuous camera monitoring combined with targeted feedback can reduce biosecurity violations by more than 70% on commercial sow farms. How can this data-driven shift from reactive audits to proactive surveillance provide a high-return investment for your operation?
From school lunch victories to disease elimination, National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council leaders detail the collaborative strategies transforming the industry’s future.
A pork industry panel delves into the latest updates on the National Swine Health Strategy at the 2026 National Pork Industry Forum. Here are some of the takeaways.
Expert warns that the U.S. represents a geographic region susceptible to the introduction of JEV. Discover the critical clinical signs to monitor.
Industry experts say its time to move beyond isolated management to a culture of transparency and shared diagnostics. Here’s how the integration of real-time data, AI and regional collaboration is transforming the fight against PRRS and other critical swine health challenges.
There’s no question the 2026 SHIC Plan of Work lays out a multitude of important topics to tackle in the year ahead. But it’s the process that goes into developing this plan that is the most important.
Industry experts unveil a bold 11-step road map to finally achieve a world without PRRS. By applying hard-won lessons from the eradication of pseudorabies, this strategy challenges the industry to overcome its “belief gap” and secure a healthier future for the national herd.
The U.S. is intensifying its proactive measures to safeguard the pork industry from the devastating threat of African swine fever through enhanced border security and industry collaboration. Here’s what you can do to help make a difference.
Persistent African swine fever outbreaks in Asia and Europe highlight continued viral pressure. USDA urges pork producers to remain vigilant in keeping this disease out and devotes the week of March 1-7 as ASF Action Week.
Spain, the European Union’s leading pork producer, has reported the first two cases of ASF in wild boar outside of the original outbreak area.
Whether challenges arise from lateral breaks or endemic pressure originating at the sow farm, the fundamental question remains: How do we effectively raise and care for compromised pigs? Although no clear answer exists, here are a few ideas from a swine production system in the Midwest facing these same challenges.
Although rotavirus species A and C are among the most common causes of diarrhea in young pigs, new evidence suggests some strains may also affect the porcine respiratory tract.
Larger pig wheels support healthier, more predictable systems and drive progress in swine health.
A new strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, PRRS 1-10-4 L1C.5.35, is moving rapidly through barns. National Pork Board CEO David Newman asks, “Is just mitigating or reducing it enough?”
Moving from a “task-oriented” mindset to a “people-oriented” one doesn’t require a massive budget—it requires intentionality. Here are six small adjustments that can make your farm a place where employees truly want to be.
Producers are expected to take a more cautious stance on expansion in 2026 despite a favorable feed cost outlook.
Record matching funds, research projects, and monitoring outputs underscore value of Pork Checkoff investment.
Although the immediate threat is a public health crisis, the U.S. swine industry is on alert as entry of this virus into the U.S. could lead to devastating industry losses and a complex zoonotic challenge.
To combat the devastating economic impact of domestic diseases like PRRSV, the pork industry is developing a collaborative, producer-led strategy to focus on industry-wide swine health.
Biosecurity is the best defense to keep foreign animal disease out. USDA wants to see how you put it into practice.
Could a “pay-for-play” approach help incentivize excellence in the pork industry? Chet Mogler shares how Pig Hill Farms plans to reward contract growers for prioritizing biosecurity.
When disease outbreak investigations are conducted systematically with the goal of identifying biosecurity hazards within the production system, they consistently generate insights that make the time and resources invested worthwhile.
Diffuse alveolar damage is showing up in a growing number of submissions to the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
As the number of cases continue to rise and inch closer to the U.S. border, livestock producers need to be on alert.
The recurrence of CSF in the state underscores a persistent animal health risk within Brazil’s non-free zone, where the virus continues to circulate despite eradication in about 95% of the country’s pig production areas, Beacon reports.
An emerging pathogen, porcine sapovirus (PoSaV), has been identified as a significant cause of piglet diarrhea throughout the past few years. A recent study details the successful isolation of contemporary PoSaV field strains from U.S. swine herds.
More than 620 boars have been analyzed in recent weeks, with around 8% testing positive for the virus.
This study marks the first time that needle-free, solid-dose vaccine technology has been shown to work in any species. Simon Graham says it’s a step forward, not just for pig health, but for vaccine delivery technology more broadly.
Tags are shipped directly from Merck Animal Health to your premises with no middle steps, ultimately expediting getting tags into producers’ hands and pigs’ ears.