Swine Health Advisory Committee Sets Five Focus Areas

The Swine Health advisory committee is focused on turning strategy into action. To help advance the National Swine Health Strategy, the committee identified five focus areas that will drive action and measurable progress for U.S. pork producers.

A Producer-Led Push for Swine Health
Pork producers need a swine health strategy that actually works on the farm. The Swine Health advisory committee was created to make sure that happens.

For the inaugural meeting in May, the advisory committee’s twenty-seven producers, veterinarians, USDA staff and packers/processors...

Minister Announces the Launch of the Biosecurity Targeted Advisory Service for Animal Health Scheme 

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, today announced the launch of the Biosecurity Targeted Advisory Service for Animal Health (TASAH) Scheme to support farmers to assess and implement biosecurity measures on their farms.

Practicing good biosecurity on farm is key to protecting and improving animal health, welfare and productivity, as well as delivering benefits for public health in people, through reduced antiparasitic and antimicrobial medicine usage.

Minister Heydon stated:

“I am delighted to announce that national exchequer funding of €8.6 million will support the Biosecurity TASAH 2026. This...

Pseudorabies Risk Today: What Producers Need to Know

Following USDA APHIS confirmation of PRV in Iowa and Texas, the risk remains low and is linked to feral swine exposure. Still, this is a good reminder of why the National Swine Health Strategy matters on every operation.

The U.S. commercial swine herd has been officially recognized as free of pseudorabies virus (PRV) since 2004, a major success for producers and the pork industry.PRV does continue to circulate in feral swine populations. While risk to domestic pigs is not zero, it is limited, well understood and tied to specific exposure pathways...

USDA: Help Protect the USA from African Swine Fever

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites U.S. swine producers, small farms, and pig owners to participate in the “I Protect Pigs” Photo Contest as part of this year’s Protect Our Pigs campaign. The campaign, in its fifth year, reinforces steps all pig owners can take to help protect our nation’s swine industry from deadly animal diseases like African swine fever (ASF). This year’s photo contest gives participants an opportunity to highlight how they help this effort on an individual basis...