Foot and Mouth Disease – Swine in Minnesota

Pigs: A host for a vast array of viruses

By Tom Molitor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

The swine industry has changed significantly since 1980 with intensified swine systems, early weaning approaches, three site production systems, AI, (both artificial intelligence and artificial insemination), facility filtration systems and overall enhanced biosecurity. Throughout this time we have witnessed consistent and recurring emerging and reemerging diseases that have impacted the health of swine and affected profitability.

USDA awards University of Minnesota over $1.5 million to research Foreign Animal Disease

Two projects: one lead by Andres Perez, DVM, PhD and Jerry Torrison, DVM, PhD, DACVPM focuses on surveillance and detection of foreign animal disease, one lead by Sunil Mor, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD, aims to develop rapid field test for foot-and-mouth disease.

Risky pigs: Moving weaned pigs during an FMD outbreak – part 1

Key points

Foreign animal diseases like FMD, ASF, and CSF are a threat to the global swine industry.
The response to a foreign animal disease usually involves the establishment of disease control areas within which there will be movement restrictions put in place in an attempt to stop disease spread between farms.
Allowing movement from a disease control area of pigs with no evidence of infection can be done without spreading disease if science-based risk mitigation measures are put in place.