Show Pig Industry Gathers to Discuss ASF Prevention and Preparedness

July 18, 2023 — 

The U.S. pork industry has a plan to help keep foreign animal diseases like African swine fever (ASF) out of the country, but it requires everyone in the pork industry to do their part.

"We must be proactive," Matt Claeys, CEO of the National Swine Registry, said before a large crowd of youth swine exhibitors and purebred swine breeders at the National Junior Summer Spectacular in Louisville, Ky., last week. "Do your part. Get engaged with your state pork association. Be responsible and utilize the programs the National Pork Board has created to help protect the U.S. swine industry."

John Heins, strategic account manager for the National Pork Board said it's important to consider what the show pig industry can do collectively to safeguard an industry they love.

Heins challenged attendees to do their part by completing two critical calls-to-action.

Read the full story at Farm Journal's Pork.

[Source: Farm Journal's Pork 12 July 2023, by Jennifer Shike]