The Real Outcomes of the Swine Health Information Center in 2022

Dec 19, 2022

“The outcomes from the Swine Health information Center (SHIC) in 2022 are a little like motherhood and apple pie,” says Paul Sundberg, SHIC executive director. In other words, no one can question its impact.

Looking back on a busy year, he’s the first to point out that the progress SHIC has made to safeguard swine health through prevention, preparedness and response efforts are in no small part thanks to the National Pork Board who made the decision to keep SHIC up and running by investing $15 million in it through 2027.

“Having that support from the Pork Checkoff enabled SHIC to expand and hire an associate director and do more work in 2022,” he says.

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Video: How Data Predicts Swine Outbreaks - Swaminathan Jayaraman

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, explains how integrated data systems can improve disease surveillance in swine production. He discusses combining diagnostics, animal movement data, production records, and spatial analytics to identify risks earlier and support proactive decision-making for PRRS, PED, and swine influenza. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Disease surveillance remains largely reactive because outbreaks are often confirmed only after transmission has already occurred across multiple connected production sites."

Meet the guest: Swaminathan Jayaraman / swamjay is a Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. With academic training in management information systems and engineering, he focuses on integrating diagnostic, production, and movement data to improve disease surveillance and decision support in swine production systems. Listen to Swaminathan Jayaraman on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.