News - SHIC

The Swine Health Information Center is advising the pork sector to be thinking biosecurity as we transition from summer to fall. As part of its September e-newsletter, the Swine Health Information Center has released its monthly Domestic and Global Swine Disease Surveillance Reports.

The Swine Health Information Center says international research indicates the potential role of pigs in transmitting the virus responsible for COVID-19 is, at most, negligible.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says protein content appears to be one of the factors that influences the survivability of disease causing pathogens in feed ingredients.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says enhanced information sharing on domestic and international disease monitoring will be among SHIC’s top priorities during 2020.