Forward defences are key to pig profitability
![Control over the most frequently observed pathogenic micro-organisms will lead to better ROI and provides much better general performance in the farrowing house. [Photo: Jan Willem Schouten]](https://live.pigprogress.net/app/uploads/2021/04/002_130_rb-image-2697673-848x565.jpeg)
Properly applied biosecurity practices could have a significant impact on the profitability of a pig farm. Therefore excluding pathogens from entering a farm through disinfection ?procedures should take high priority.
Developed animal industries are characterised by on-site biosecurity programmes, which are designed to prevent or minimise incursions by known infectious diseases. These programmes are supported by close veterinary and laboratory surveillance for animal health. A newly emergent dis
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