The Secure Pork Supply (SPS) plan is a voluntary initiative to provide commercial pork producers with a workable continuity of business plan in the event of a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) outbreak. In the event of a FAD outbreak, movement of swine will be restricted. In order to maintain continuity of business, it will be critical for producers to be able to move pigs to the next stage of production or to market. Preparing for such an event by participating in the Secure Pork Supply plan offers producers the best opportunity to meet the expectations of animal health officials and demonstrate that their pigs are safe to move.
To learn more watch a Secure Pork Supply Plan Overview Video (46:52 minutes).
As a Swine Extension Educator, I’m helping producers prepare by disseminating the information. The following “Seven Steps to Participate” have been prepared and distributed by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health to assist Minnesota producers in developing an SPS plan for each site. They are intended to offer producers a simplified step-by-step protocol to guide them through the participation process referencing the SPS website at www.securepork.org.
As a Swine Extension Educator, I’m helping producers prepare by disseminating the information. The following “Seven Steps to Participate” have been prepared and distributed by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health to assist Minnesota producers in developing an SPS plan for each site. They are intended to offer producers a simplified step-by-step protocol to guide them through the participation process referencing the SPS website at www.securepork.org.
Dr. Dave Wright is the Minnesota coordinator for the Secure Pork Supply Plan. Feel free to contact him at wright2me.dave@gmail.com or 763-242-7535 if you need assistance in the participation process or if you have questions about the three basic concepts of the Secure Pork Supply Plan: Traceability and Movement Management, Enhanced Biosecurity, and Foreign Animal Disease Training and Response.
Seven Steps to Participate:
Seven Steps to Participate:
Step #1: Familiarize yourself with www.securepork.org
Step #2: Validate your premises; obtain a PIN; print a map
Step #3: Locate and compile records: Logbooks, CVIs and SOPs
Step #4: Enhanced Biosecurity Part 1—Introducing the Biosecurity Plan Template
Step #5: Enhanced Biosecurity Part 2—Create and Label a Premises Map
Step #6: Enhanced Biosecurity Part 3—Biosecurity Template
Step #7: Foreign Animal Disease Training and Response
Comments
Post a Comment