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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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USDA to Reopen Mexico Border for Cattle Imports

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USDA plans to resume cattle imports from Mexico through Douglas, Arizona, on August 24. Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined multiple veterinary inspections for each animal and a $25 million investment in an Arizona sterile fly dispersal facility.