Are we prepared for pig diseases in the future?

Over the last few decades we have had several new diseases descend on the pig world threatening its very existence. National/ Federal Governments in most countries have well laid-out plans to deal with foreign animal diseases (FADs) or the various ‘listed’ diseases that are a threat to the national livestock or animals within that particular country. What we do not usually have is an action plan for ‘new’ or emerging, non-listed diseases. Yet, these ‘new’ di