Protecting trade and market access from foreign animal diseases. A veterinarian for a commercial hog operation says she continues to monitor the movement of African Swine Fever. Bethany Heitkamp says if the virus entered the U.S., it would have a significant impact on trade. “Around 30% of our pork leaves the United States,” she says. […]
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