Biosecurity. The perfect schedule for succes!
Common infectious diseases of pigs such as enzootic pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, mange, and swine dysentery pose constant challenges to pig producers. Millions of dollars are lost each year as a result of deaths and decreased growth and reproductive rates. Control measures such as vaccines, antibiotics and other chemicals further add to these costs. Minimizing the level of disease within the pig farm can dramatically reduce these costs, with a resulting increase in profitability.
Biosecurity is the best form of defense against both endemic and exotic diseases. Eradication and recovery from an exotic disease outbreak will not only be costly, but the long-term prosperity of the pig industry could be damaged if a foreign disease became established. International market access for pork products is increasingly dependent on demonstration of the absence of certain diseases.
A good biosecurity program limits the movement of infectious diseases of pigs from one property to another and from one unit within a property to another.