New group prepares for possible ASF outbreak
Dec 09, 2021Jennifer Grullon
The new Swine Health Improvement Program developed by pork producers, state veterinarians and USDA is designed to help the pork industry maintain exports in the face of a foreign animal disease...
First-hand ASF experience offers lessons for US industry
Nov 05, 2021Jennifer Grullon
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).
Foreign animal diseases and the line of last resort
Oct 06, 2019Jennifer Grullon
By Larry Rueff, DVM, Swine Veterinary Services, Greensburg, Indiana
Know the feed risk factors for African swine fever
Jul 11, 2019Jennifer Grullon
As African swine fever (ASF) continues its insidious spread through China and surrounding countries, the need to keep it out of US herds becomes more imperative.
USDA expands ASF awareness tools to keep the virus out of the US
Mar 22, 2019Jennifer Grullon
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.
USDA steps up measures to prevent ASF spread to the US
Mar 07, 2019Jennifer Grullon
As the spread of African swine fever (ASF) across Asia shows no signs of slowing, US pork producers have watched with a nervous eye toward international commerce and travel.
New council to direct swine-disease response
Feb 21, 2019Jennifer Grullon
For years, the USDA and US pork industry have had plans in place to address a foreign animal disease, but PED and ASF developments raised the priority status to a new level.
SHIC establishes diagnostic strategies to get ahead of disease
Dec 10, 2018Jennifer Grullon
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...
Quarantine window for feed ingredients may reduce hog disease risk
Oct 10, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Foreign animal diseases (FAD) are top of mind as the ongoing outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China, Belgium and elsewhere, have raised the stakes to implement new practices designed to...
First ASF case reaches China
Aug 05, 2018Jennifer Grullon
China has encountered its first case of African Swine Fever (ASF), according to reports from animal health officials in the country. The highly contagious disease was identified Aug. 1 on a small...
The big imposter: Senecavirus A prompts frequent false alarms at Minnesota pork plant
Jul 03, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Employees at the Hormel pork-processing plant in Austin, Minn., well understand the drill for a foreign animal disease (FAD) investigation.
Cull-sow market endangers foreign animal-disease prevention
Mar 12, 2018Jennifer Grullon
The US cull-sow market could threaten containment plans if a foreign animal-disease (FAD) outbreak occurred in the US, according to Jim Lowe, DVM, associate professor at the University of Illinois.
Is your hog farm prepared to navigate quarantines in a FAD outbreak?
Nov 02, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Each year, approximately 25% of all the pork produced in the US is exported to other countries. Imagine if access to those markets closed abruptly. That’s the scenario pork producers would face if...
‘Secure Pork’ plan aims to ensure pig flow from uninfected farms during FAD outbreak
Aug 25, 2017Jennifer Grullon
If a foreign animal disease (FAD) were to hit the US pork industry, the impact could be dramatic and widespread — most likely resulting in government-mandated quarantines around the affected areas...
