Foreign animal disease is number one priority for producers

Foreign animal disease preparedness and prevention continues to be a priority for the nation’s pork producers.

Eastern Iowa pork producer Al Wulfekuhle says African Swine Fever is at the top of the list.   

“African Swine Fever is one of the worst diseases because mortality approaches 100 percent if it gets into your herd and it’s also a foreign animal disease so we would lose our export customers,” he says. “It’s very important we do everything we can to prevent it from getting into the United States.

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