Heightened biosecurity efforts done to prevent ASF may be waning, according to Cassandra Jones. She raises concerns that the industry is slipping back into some of the old habits, thereby leaving biosecurity gaps for ASF or PRRS to sneak into herds.
. . . biosecurity under the premise of PRRS prevention, or under the premise of ASF prevention, is the same darned thing.” – Cassandra Jones, Kansas State University
Source: PORK, July 26, 2021. Link.
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