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African Swine Fever

 
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African Swine Fever is creeping closer and closer. The USDA announced it has spread from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. With the influx of illegal migrants from Haiti coming coming across the border it is just a matter of time until it hits in our pig farms.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2021/sa-09/asf-haiti

 If you keep livestock you should always be thinking about the biosecurity of your farm. I am adding a link to the University of Nebraska publication on biosecurity.

https://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec289.pdf
 
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