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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Disease Surveillance Practices and Veterinary Care Use in Small-Scale Swine 

In this scoping review recently published in the journal Animals, Dr. Schambow and colleagues from the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota review veterinary use and access as well as disease surveillance practices in small swine herds across the United States.

Five black pigs in a pasture
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Senecavirus A Incidence in U.S. Breeding Herds: A Decade of Surveillance Data

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.

The MSHMP team, Mariana Kikuti, Xiaomei Yue, Marcello Melini, Sarah Vadnais, Paulo Lages, and Cesar A Corzo, share their latest update on Senecavirus A in the U.S.

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Long-term evolutionary dynamics of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) in the U.S. a decade after introduction

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.

Today’s Science Page University of Minnesota researchers Joao Paulo Herrera da Silva, Nakarin Pamornchainavakul, Mariana Kikuti, Xiaomei Yue, Cesar A. Corzo and Kimberly VanderWaal take a look at PEDV in the United States.

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