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Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program

Proactively enhancing wean-to-harvest biosecurity will help control the next emerging disease in the U.S. pork industry and improve U.S. swine herd health.
Proactively enhancing wean-to-harvest biosecurity will help control the next emerging disease in the U.S. pork industry and improve U.S. swine herd health.

Development Contact

Lauren Hershey

lhershey@foundationfar.org

Accepting Applications

Dr. Megan Niederwerder
Partnerships between the Swine Health Information Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research have provided broad benefits towards advancing innovation for the U.S. pork industry and U.S. pork producers. SHIC continues to partner with FFAR not only due to the leveraging of public/private funds which enhance the breadth of emerging swine disease research support but also due to the leveraging of scientific networks, which expand the number of qualified researchers seeking to develop new tools and technologies for emerging disease threats to U.S. swine. Dr. Megan Niederwerder, DVM
Executive Director, Swine Health Information Center

Awarded Grants

What is the cost of disease for grow-finish producers?

Year Awarded  2024

Total award amount   $171,985

Location   Pipestone, MN

Program   Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program

Matching Funders   Swine Health Information Center and the Pork Checkoff

Grantee Institution   Pipestone Research

Investigating waterless decontamination and application potential in transportation biosecurity

Year Awarded  2024

Total award amount   $102,283

Location   St. Peter, MN

Program   Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program

Matching Funders   Swine Health Information Center and the Pork Checkoff

Grantee Institution   Swine Vet Center

Using sensors & psychological profile to increase compliance of wean to market barn biosecurity

Year Awarded  2023

Total award amount   $125,930

Location   St-Hyacinthe, Canada

Program   Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program

Matching Funders   Swine Health Information Center & Pork Checkoff

Grantee Institution   Pork Checkoff

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Insights

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Time Teaches Biosecurity Importance

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Editor, The Farmer/Farm Progress

News

The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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Swine Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Funds Additional Research

SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Funds Additional Research

Grant Aims to Close Biosecurity Gap in U.S. Swine Production

SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Moving Forward