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Manure Management: The Overlooked Biosecurity Risk in Swine Production

As manure application season ramps up, one of the highest-risk activities in pork production is often hiding in plain sight.

Manure is a valuable nutrient resource—but it is also one of the most efficient vectors for disease transmission across farms.

Recent pressure from PEDv and PDCoV has reinforced a reality producers can’t afford to overlook:

 Biosecurity doesn’t stop at the barn door—it extends to every movement of manure.

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