Driven by African swine fever, avian influenza, PRRS, the realistic risk of hoof and mouth disease, more livestock producers are paying more attention to how to protect our domestic food production animals and in the process protect human populations from zoonoses.
We’re sharing two articles as animal health pros interact and work with animal owners. The devil remains in consistent training, tracking and execution by on-farm personnel.
Biosecurity is everyone’s challenge!”
Source: National Hog Farmer, January 18, 2024. Link. USDA updated its African swine fever response plans in October and urges pork producers, others to put a premium on disease prevention
Source: National Hog Farmer, January 23, 2024. Link. Installation of and adherence to strict biosecurity measures on farms is the single most proactive measure required to prevent any FAD from infecting animals whether foreign origin or domestic as well as enteric pathogens.