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Foreign Animal Disease Resources
African Swine Fever Risk Means It’s Time for Action
The African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in China and in many other countries around the world is wreaking havoc on the international pork industry. Fortunately, ASF is not in the …
Responsible Use of Antibiotics
Responsible Use of Antibiotics
Antibiotics are just one of many tools used to uphold Good Production Practices (GPP) to raise healthy farm animals. They are used to prevent, control or treat illness in pigs. Animals on farms, just like …
Pork Crisis Alert Text Service Announced
Contact: Cindy Cunningham
National Pork Board
ccunningham@pork.org
515-223-2600
Pork Crisis Alert Text Service Announced
DES MOINES, Iowa – January 11, 2016 – The National Pork Board today introduced a pork industry crisis text news service, Pork Crisis Alert, which …
What You Should Know About Antibiotic Changes
By Mike King
It’s official. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issuing the Veterinary Feed Directive(VFD) final rule on antibiotic use, the countdown has begun for the nation’s livestock producers, veterinarians and feed providers to come