The Swine Health Information Center, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff are working together to fund a $4 million research program. The focus will be on the prevention, mitigation and response capabilities for H5N1 in the U.S. swine herd. USDA reported the first H5N1 virus case in a pig in late October. This animal was on a small Oregon backyard farm. While it was not in a commercial operation, this confirmation increases the concern for the U.S. swine industry.
