USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that an African swine fever virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line.

The protocol is to protect swine populations in both countries during an outbreak of ASF in feral swine, while minimizing impacts of trade.

AgView is a technology solution to help the U.S. pork industry respond faster than ever before possible in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak.

While China rebuilds its pork production capacity, the U.S. pork sector can take steps to lessen the impact of lower trade flows in the future.

To help contain African swine virus, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is announcing a joint project to develop a certification program.

The USDA announced additional measures to control and eradicate African Swine Fever if the virus is ever detected in the U.S. 

President Trump signed legislation this week that will increase protection of the U.S. pork industry from the threat of African swine fever.

PenCheck can be easily administered pen-side with results in just 20 minutes, to help prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

With the Department of Homeland Security, the National Pork Board entered into an agreement to evaluate potential methods to disinfect surfaces from ASF.

Following the recent spread of African Swine Fever in Asia and western Europe, researchers set out to measure the risk of ASF entering the United States.