Local Disease Surveillance: Tools to work locally to keep disease out of your herd

摘要

Swine health is the most significant variable that producers can influence. It drives results in productivity, profitability, and market penetration. Across North America, producers have recognized truth in the statement "You eventually get what yourneighbor has". Because of this, many producers have chosen to join together to voluntarily share their current health status, diagnostic monitoring results, and biosecurity efforts. This information helps us understand local health risks and see interventions that were not obvious when our perspective was limited to an individual herd. Voluntary health status sharing and regional collaboration is an industry innovation that allows for new ways of doing business.