Health crisis should not determine pig research

African Swine Fever (ASF) has never been structurally researched like e.g. PRRS. And when it happened, it was the result of emergency situations instead of being the outcome of long-term planning. Time for a change, says expert columnist Dr Fernando Rodríguez. A well-known saying in Spanish says that man is the only animal that trips over the same stone twice. It is true and can clearly be seen when diving into the research of African Swine Fever. Let me explain. As a scientist working in the