African Swine Fever Virus
2022
- Kansas State University
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As African swine fever virus (ASFV) continues to spread across Southeast Asia, classical swine fever virus (CSFV) reports occur in Japan, and foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) spread continues with new strains emerging in China, there is increased concern that foreign animal disease (FAD) may enter naïve countries (Bachanek-Bankowska, 2018). Entry of FADs would be devastating to the livestock industry, but also to those that produce feed and ingredients. The ASFV incursion into China in 2018 illustrates this case. The disease quickly spread throughout the country, directly causing extremely high levels of swine morbidity and mortality, but also indirect repercussions throughout the entire agricultural industry. In May 2019, pig feed production was only 2/3 of the previous year’s production in the Shandong Province (FAO, 2019).