Tag Archive: APHIS, ASF, classical swine fever, disease surveillance, SHIC, Swine Health Information Center, USDA
National ASF-surveillance plan: What you need to know
Jul 08, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on National ASF-surveillance plan: What you need to know
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...Secure Pork Supply plan: Beginning steps to safeguard your herd
Nov 20, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Secure Pork Supply plan: Beginning steps to safeguard your herd
According to an Iowa State University study, the potential revenue losses to US pork and beef industries from an FMD outbreak would run $12.8 billion annually with associated losses to corn and...Oral fluids offer practical on-farm disease surveillance
May 18, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Oral fluids offer practical on-farm disease surveillance
Monitoring the spread of a pathogen is one part of disease surveillance. But early identification is another part — arguably with growing importance as millions of pigs move across state lines each...