Foreign Animal Disease Resources
There is no shortage of resources when it comes to foreign animal disease in the US Pork Industry. On this page you’ll find helpful resources from the National Pork Board, United States Department of Agriculture, and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
Still have questions? Visit our FAD Contacts page to find the best place to ask your questions or report your concerns.
Foreign Animal Disease Preparation Checklist
A checklist produced by the National Pork Board that can help speed response times to an outbreak by animal health officials and industry
Steps to Take if FADs are confirmed in the United States
A seven step action plan produced by the National Pork Board from gathering information, to increasing biosecurity on your farm, to reporting concerns
US Pork Industry Guide to the Secure Pork Supply Plan
Secure pork supply plan developed by the Pork Checkoff and the US Department of Agriculture
USDA’s FAD Preparedness and Response Plan
A 97 page plan developed by the USDA in 2020 in response to the threat of African Swine Fever
Other helpful tools, technologies, and websites
US Swine Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)- A voluntary program modeled off the US Poultry Industry and aimed at establishing a national playbook of technical standards and associated certifications centered on disease prevention and mitigation
SPS Secure Pork Supply- Provides opportunities to voluntarily prepare before a foreign animal disease outbreak, better positioning pork premises with animals that have no evidence of infection to move animals to processing or another pork production premises
The Rapid Access Biosecurity (RAB) App- Standardizes SPS plans (above) and creates maps to visualize the biosecurity infrastructure of individual farms across state lines, which will help expedite outbreak response from producers and the Department of Agriculture
AgView- A free, opt-in technology solution from the National Pork Board that helps producers of all sizes and types provide disease status updates and pig movement data to state animal health officials
Oklahoma State Veterinarian Website- State run website with specific information on events, regulations, general information, and helpful contacts for all things animal health, including foreign animal diseases
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service- US Government hub for all things animal health including updates from across the country, information on importing and exporting, emergency preparedness plans, and all things foreign animal disease