Loading and unloading pigs is most likely one of the most common ways to bring disease into a minimal-disease herd. The loading and unloading chute and the entire load-out area are a serious biosecurity risk for pathogens to enter the farm. Some suggestions for...
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Air Filtration
Preventing the spread of PRRSV within and among pig populations is a priority on pig farms. Pigs may become infected via exposure to PRRSV by any of several routes, including saliva, nasal secretions, urine, faeces, intramuscular injections, vaginal, mammary gland...
Pig Flow
Pigs should be moved as a group in an all-in/all-out (AIAO) manner. In other words, all the pigs are moved at the same time and the same age during each phase of production (weaning, nursery, grower, and finisher). Once a group is established, younger pigs are never...
Biosecurity and Farm Security
Biosecurity on a pig farm Introduction Biosecurity of pigs at the farm level is the set of practical measures taken to prevent the entrance of infection into a pig farm and control the spread of infection within that farm. The goal of a biosecurity programme is...
Swine and Human Health
Most transmission routes of zoonoses in humans are associated with direct exposure to infected pigs, and infected raw or uncooked pork products. Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to public health including antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic spp. A....