Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is not a major concern for pork producers, but it is being monitored. Obviously, it’s something that’s on our radar,” said Scott Hays, immediate past president, National Pork Producers Council. “We don’t feel like it’s a huge threat to our industry by any stretch of the imagination, but we would encourage producers to continue to look at their biosecurity plan.” A strong traceability program is a must. “A good traceability program across the country will help us monitor that situation; help us with cleaning a herd up if that’s needed in any situation and it assures consumers that we have a state of supply of protein or pork for them.”
