Preparing for Disease Response on Your Farm
- Skill Level
- Intermediate Advanced
Pig producers need to be prepared to respond should a disease outbreak happen. The Secure Pork Supply Program is a voluntary program that assists pig producers in biosecurity and continuity of business (COB) planning. Swine operations of all sizes are an investment, and it is almost impossible to predict when a contagious animal disease might impact any operation. It is important for all swine operations to build a biosecurity program to protect their investment.
The Secure Pork Supply program aids producers in crafting an enhanced biosecurity plan and preparing for emergency response. An enhanced biosecurity plan might be the key that will allow them to continue operating within a restricted animal movement situation. Operations that do not have an existing biosecurity protocol can utilize the Secure Pork Supply materials to start building their biosecurity program and tailor it to their farm. Resources through Secure Pork Supply and USDA-APHIS can also help producers begin to understand the impacts of disease control on their pig operation.
The first step is to explore the Secure Pork Supply materials. These videos should help producers get started with the materials and begin to generate questions for consultation with their veterinarian or Penn State Extension on biosecurity around their farm.
Videos in this series include:
- Writing the Biosecurity Plan
- Drawing the Secure Pork Supply Map
- Awareness of Foreign Animal Disease Response
All swine operations that are operated as a business.
How to get started with the Secure Pork Supply biosecurity plan materials and an introduction to animal disease response.
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