AgView: Contact tracing for ASF and much more
Feb 01, 2022Susan Spiegel
African swine fever (ASF) has spread like a slow burn across the globe since the 2007 identification in the Republic of Georgia. It moved into the EU, then into China and across Asia. In 2021, for...
Canada develops plan to market hogs during ASF outbreak
Feb 01, 2022Susan Spiegel
Efforts are underway in Canada to develop an ASF-Free Compartments strategy allowing farms to market hogs in the event of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak.
First-hand ASF experience offers lessons for US industry
Nov 05, 2021Susan Spiegel
Plan for the worst; hope for the best. That’s good advice for many situations but particularly accurate when it comes to African swine fever (ASF).
African swine fever, PRRS among hot topics at 2021 Leman Conference
Aug 31, 2021Susan Spiegel
Organizers are excited to hold the 2021 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in-person as well as virtually, on Sept. 18-21 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
National ASF-surveillance plan: What you need to know
Jul 08, 2019Susan Spiegel
The pork industry leans heavily on diagnostics to minimize the impact of disease, but they’re especially critical for monitoring African swine fever (ASF) and other trade-limiting foreign animal...
Feed-mill biosecurity critical to reducing disease transmission
May 29, 2019Susan Spiegel
Feed and feed ingredients are generating a lot of interest as possible vectors in transmitting swine diseases.
USDA expands ASF awareness tools to keep the virus out of the US
Mar 22, 2019Susan Spiegel
USDA has committed new resources to raising the awareness of African swine fever (ASF) and the importance of keeping the virus from entering the US.
SHIC establishes diagnostic strategies to get ahead of disease
Dec 10, 2018Susan Spiegel
If knowledge is power, being prepared is security. Both are drivers behind the Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) program to share information among the nation’s four major swine veterinary...
Flies ‘possible route’ of African swine fever spread
Nov 12, 2018Susan Spiegel
Flies that have been in contact with swine infected with African swine fever (ASF) could be responsible for spreading the disease between herds.
FAD expert fields questions of ASF diagnostic preparedness, surveillance and response
Oct 31, 2018Susan Spiegel
Effectively addressing a foreign animal diseases such as African swine fever will take a unified effort between the US pork industry and the local, state and federal government if the deadly virus...
