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This research aimed to determine the viability of ASFv in compost using Real-time PCR (qPCR), cell culture, and bioassays.
The extensive movement of animals, personnel, and materials facilitates the spread of infectious agents within and between countries, e.g., PEDV, ASFV, and others. Thus, an effective national surveillance system is crucial to the early detection, control, and elimination of notifiable pathogens.
The objective of this project was to determine appropriate application of best practices for responsible import of feed and ingredients from ASF/CSF affected countries and to develop industry standards for feed biosecurity that can be rapidly implemented across the swine and feed industry in the event that ASFV or CSFV enters the US domestic and/or feral swine population.
The findings of this systematic review highlight that while PEDV eradication may be theoretically possible under idealized conditions, significant barriers remain. The high transmissibility, environmental resilience, and inability to achieve sterilizing immunity suggest that long-term endemic management is a more practical objective.
The long-term goal of this project is to develop a practical, cost-effective, active on-farm environmental surveillance system for swine pathogens based on continuous passive sampling. In brief, this would be achieved by placing "passive samplers" in swine production facilities and then periodically collecting and testing the samplers for targeted pathogens.
Among the techniques analyzed – shallow burial with carbon (SBC), whole carcass composting (WCC), and ground carcass composting (GCC), each with and without the addition of biochar – SBC treatments exhibited the most favorable overall performance in terms of both biosecurity and natural resource protection.
This project will address several concerns related to composting slurry/manure.
This study was to evaluate the ability of the vaccine to be lyophilized, and the stability of the vaccine under different storage conditions.
Overall, this study provides data on novel diagnostic sample types in a unique natural consumption model with potential benefits towards enhanced surveillance and early ASFV detection.
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