Tag Archive: African swine fever, biosecurity, Emerging diseases, foreign animal disease, NPPC, USDA
USDA steps up measures to prevent ASF spread to the US
Mar 07, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on USDA steps up measures to prevent ASF spread to the US
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.Calls to cut antibiotics could hurt pig health, vet warns
Jan 10, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Calls to cut antibiotics could hurt pig health, vet warns
Calls to ban antibiotics for disease protection in pig and other livestock systems could damage animal welfare and compromise the United States’ food system, industry leaders say.‘Race to zero’ not the answer in antibiotics debate
Sep 12, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on ‘Race to zero’ not the answer in antibiotics debate
Regulations around the use of antibiotics in feed should not encourage a race to “no antibiotics ever” production systems that could compromise pig welfare, according to a pork-industry...