import – Swine in Minnesota

Analyzing Swine Feed Ingredients and Pork Products from ASF Affected Countries

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.

This week, Dr. Gil Patterson, Chief Medical Officer at VetNOW shares a summary of his publication in Transboundary and emerging Diseases, focusing on swine feed ingredients and pork products imported from countries affected by African Swine Fever.

Key Points

Feed and feed ingredients can act as an introduction pathway for African swine fever into the US that needs to be considered
Analysis focusing on high-risk products from ASF positive countries can help identify entry pathways into the US and assess risk
The ability to focus in on different products, entry pathways, and country of origin provides flexibility to address a range of questions

Frequency and destination of live exports of breeding-stock pigs from the United States

This week, the MSHMP team in association with SHIC is a mirror of a previous report about the import of breeding stock and focuses on the export of these animals.

Frequency and origin of live imports of breeding-stock pigs to the United States

This week, we are sharing a report from the MSHMP team in collaboration with the Swine Health Information Center regarding the origin of the pigs that are imported for breeding purposes.

Key Points

International live pig transport is a possible route for disease entry into the U.S.
The first step in assessing this risk is to categorize and analyze breeding stock import data
Small numbers of imported breeding pigs have come from a variety of countries, but the majority come from Canada