Pork Checkoff Will Fund ASF Vaccine Research

The National Pork Board of Directors approved four African swine fever (ASF) preparation studies this week. More than $930,000 of Checkoff dollars will be invested to:   

• Investigate COVID-19 vaccine technologies for animal health benefit
• Research to validate ASF vaccine types, efficacy and viability for commercialization
• Collaborate with USDA to provide research and data in support of its vaccine candidate evaluation process