ASF is highly contagious and infection spreads rapidly through a unit. Increasing biosecurity on farm can prevent viruses from entering. Photo: Shutterstock
Over the past decades, the global swine industry has been challenged by several viral pathogens each with devastating economic impact. Increasing biosecurity standards can prevent viruses from entering a farm. Feed biosecurity is part of this biosecurity chain. Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED), belonging to the Coronaviridae family, was first reported in 1970 in the UK and thereafter in several countries across the globe. Since 2011, increased outbreaks have been described with very high mortal
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