Global experts assembled on January 11, 2023, for a National Hog Farmer and Feedstuffs panel discussion on animal health and control of disease epidemics as it broadly relates to African Swine Fever (ASF). “Prevention is key,” Dr. Maria Celia Antognoli, Swine Health Senior Staff Officer at APHIS Veterinary Services, began. “Once a disease enters a country, the likelihood of controlling it, of course, is reduced and the challenges are huge.” Dr. Antognoli emphasized the importance of border biosecurity, biocontainment, and traveler’s screening. A regulatory framework that allows for confiscation of susceptible swine and the associated penalties is also key to...

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