The National Pork Producers Council is asking all segments of the swine industry to provide feedback on the national swine traceability system. In 2006, U.S. pork producers voluntarily adopted animal traceability standards to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases. Swine operations that focus on breeding stock, cull animals and show pigs are typically difficult to track. That’s one gap in the current traceability program that the industry hopes to address. The NPPC plans to update these standards next year.
