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.
Phibro Animal Health Corporation announced it is pursuing patent protection after an advance in the development of a vaccine for African swine fever.
African Swine Fever has caused the loss of hundreds of millions of pigs in China and Southeast Asia, creating a massive shortfall in animal protein supply.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it intercepted a large shipment of illegal Chinese pork products before it could enter the United States.
As African swine fever continues to spread internationally, USDA announced additional steps to keep African swine fever from entering the United States.
USDA is taking caution to ensure that the United States remains free of ASF, a highly contagious, trade-limiting pig disease with no cure.