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Improving disease surveillance and monitoring systems in pig herds

Code: 9781801466837
Publication date: 31/10/2022
Extent: 30 pages

Contributions by: Alejandro Ramirez, University of Arizona, USA

Chapter synopsis: Disease monitoring and surveillance are valuable tools which are commonly used today in pig production in order to better monitor and manage the health of the pig herds. Developing the proper disease monitoring program requires a general understanding of all factors which could significantly impact the interpretation of the results obtained. The most important rule of diagnostics states “Do not run a test unless you plan on how you will utilize the result.” A such, the proper disease monitor program starts with identifying the pathogens of concern, clearly defining the goals and objectives of the program, deciding the detection target (analyte), evaluating the available sample types, determine the approach for sampling, the frequency of the sampling, as well as the proper sample size calculations. Results are the interpreted based on multiple factors including pig flow and other farm specific production parameters.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2022.0103.03
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Identifying pathogens of concern 3 Defining clear goals and objectives 4 Detection target (analyte): agent or antibodies 5 Sample types 6 Collection approach 7 Frequency of sampling 8 Sample size calculations 9 Pooling of samples 10 Production parameters 11 Interpreting results 12 Classifying herd health status 13 Case studies 14 Conclusion 15 Where to look for further information 16 References

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