Denmark sets example for ASF security

Jeff DeYoung
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024

Denmark biosecurity sign — Denmark has advanced biosecurity as they look to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever.
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The effort to keep foreign animal disease out of the United States has been intense over the past several years, and similar efforts can be found in other pork-producing nations.

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