Last month the National Pork Board launched a new marketing campaign designed to heighten consumer awareness of the versatility of pork on the grill and increase demand for pork during the barbecue season.
The National Pork Board’s new Swine Health Intelligence Center will provide the U.S. Pork industry a new line of defense against new and emerging swine diseases.
The National Pork Board reports it’s beginning to get a sense of the level of acceptance among producers, packers and auditors of the Common U.S. Swine Industry Audit.
The director of swine health research with the National Pork Board credits changes in the way the pork industry deals with biosecurity as a result of lessons learned from PED with helping reduce the losses caused by the virus.
The director of swine health research with National Pork Board suggests, if the decline in PED cases continues at its current rate, the U.S. will be in a better position in 2016 to consider a national strategy for eliminating the virus.
As part of World Pork Expo 2014 in Des Moines, the National Pork Board outlined its new common industry audit platform for U.S. pork producers, packers and processors.
The National Pork Board reports swine health officials are focusing on the risk factors associated with the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea as they work to contain the infection.
The vice president of science and technology with the National Pork Board says lessons learned in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus will be valuable in designing strategies for dealing with other diseases.
The National Pork Board reports the anecdotal evidence indicates a Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus epidemic that’s swept through the United States is quieting down.
The National Pork Board says the willingness of pork producers to share details on the health status of their farms is a critical component in the effort to contain an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.
