Biosecurity in Italian pig farms—monitoring as a basis for targeted improvements
- A. Amicabile (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- A. Ianieri (University of Parma)
- A. Maisano (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- E. Giacomini (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- F. Scali (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- G. L. Alborali (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- G. Belluzzi (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
- G. Santucci (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- J. Dewulf (Ghent University)
- L. Giudici (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- Lis Alban (Danish Agriculture & Food Council)
- M. Lazzaro (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia Romagna)
- P. Pasquali (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
- S. Borrello (Ministero della Salute)
- S. Ghidini (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
Abstract
Monitoring biosecurity of pig farms is pivotal for farmers and veterinary authorities; particularly, when considering emerging and re-emerging diseases such as porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) and African swine fever (ASF). Both PED and ASF outbreaks may have severe consequences on pig production (Niederwerder and Hesse 2018; Sánchez-Cordón et al., 2018) and, in case of ASF, also result in bans on export. Improving biosecurity may also be essential to reduce antimicrobial use (AMU) without compromising production (Postma et al., 2017). In line, reducing AMU in livestock is part of the Italian national plan against antimicrobial resistance (Anon., 2017).
The aims of this study were to investigate biosecurity levels in Italian pig farms and identify potential areas for improvement as this has not been done before.
How to Cite:
Amicabile, A., Ianieri, A., Maisano, A., Giacomini, E., Scali, F., Alborali, G. L., Belluzzi, G., Santucci, G., Dewulf, J., Giudici, L., Alban, L., Lazzaro, M., Pasquali, P., Borrello, S. & Ghidini, S., (2019) “Biosecurity in Italian pig farms—monitoring as a basis for targeted improvements”, SafePork 13(1), 184-185. doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11442
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