USDA NAHMS Swine Program Update

May 8, 2024 — 

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System, in collaboration with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, conducted its sixth national study of U.S. large enterprise swine operations. Approximately 2,700 swine operations from 13 states, accounting for about 96 percent of U.S. swine operations with 1,000 or more pigs, were asked to participate.

Objectives of the study included:

• Describe current U.S. swine production practices related to housing, productivity, biosecurity, and morbidity and mortality prevention.
• Determine the producer-reported prevalence of select pathogens in weaned market pigs.
• Describe antimicrobial stewardship and use patterns.
• Evaluate the presence of select economically important pathogens, and characterize isolated organisms from biological specimens.

The results of the studies are now available as dashboards. To go to the report, visit: https://publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/views/SwineStudyDR1/Cover and https://publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/views/SwineDRII/Cover.

For information on the NAHMS 2021 Reference of Management Practices on Small-Enterprise Swine Operations in the United States, visit https://publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/views/SwineSmallDR3/Cover.

Note: We are working through a visualization problem unique to tablets, particularly those who use Safari as a browser. Additionally, if you use Microsoft Edge you may be asked to log into a Tableau server. Clearing your cache in Edge (Settings-Privacy search and services-Clear browsing data) should fix that. Finally, some links to previous years' reports within the dashboards will not work since the website where they reside is under reconstruction. If you would like previous reports or encounter other problems visualizing the above dashboards, please contact Charles Haley at 970-494-7216 or: charles.a.haley@usda.gov.

[Source: USDA APHIS 30 April 2024]