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U.S. Conducting Major Drills to Check Preparedness for African Swine Fever

Is the nation's animal health system ready to rapidly respond to any possible case of African Swine Fever? How could readiness be improved? USDA is about to hold drills and exercises to answer those and other questions. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Jack Shere)

 

Source: USDA


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Why U.S. Soy consistency defines swine profitability

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When pigs face respiratory disease or summer heat, producers know what’s coming: uneven growth, reduced feed intake and the logistical headaches of variable market weights. Behind those challenges lies a question of consistency, not just in management, but in feed formulation itself.

For Dr. Tom D’Alfonso, Worldwide Director of Animal Nutrition at the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the solution starts in an unexpected place – a U.S. soybean field.