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Huge Public Input in New Swine Slaughter Inspection Changes

USDA is modernizing its swine slaughter inspection system -- after consideration of tens of thousands of public comments.

PARTICIPANTS: Stephanie Ho and Mindy Brashears, Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety
 

Source: USDA

 

 

 

 

 


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Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Video: Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Biosecurity is vital to any swine operation, and manure handling can pose serious potential risks. Research from Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, a research scientist from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, studied the association between manure management practices and disease outbreaks, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). On today’s episode, she highlights the analysis on improving pumping procedures and which disease showed a stronger association in wean-to-market pigs