Explorating Routes of ASFv Entry into and Spread from Two Pork Harvest Facilities in the US

Today, we are sharing a recent publication from the Secure Food Systems team at the University of Minnesota, in which they are performing a proactive analysis regarding transmission pathways that African Swine Fever could potentially take in pork harvest facilities.

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Evaluating on-farm sampling strategies for early detection of African swine fever

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

North Carolina State University researchers Jason A. Galvis, Aniruddha Deka and Gustavo Machado share their findings about the use of different sampling methods for early detection of ASFV in today’s Science Page.

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Evaluating cardiac puncture blood collection as a reliable and biosecure postmortem diagnostic tool in swine

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

MSHMP researchers Claudio Marcello Melini, Mariana Kikuti, Xiaomei Yue, and Cesar A. Corzo take a look at cardiac puncture, an alternative tool for blood collection during outbreak investigations.

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Partitioning, a novel approach to mitigate the risk and impact of African Swine Fever (ASF) in endemic settings

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

In this week’s Science Page Solenne Costard, Andres M. Perez, Francisco J. Zagmutt, Jane G. Pouzou, and Huybert Groenendaal share how partioning would contribute to the improved resilience and sustainability of the global pork industry.

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Assessment of ASF/CSF Sick Pig Surveillance at UMN and ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Researchers Rachel A. Schambow, Michelle L. Schultze, Leticia C. M. Linhares, Bret Crim, Albert Rovira, Hemant K. Naikare, Catherine Lorenz, Cole Vanicek, Rodger G. Main, and Andres M. Perez from the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University and the USDA bring us today’s science page.

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