Time running out for Certified Swine Sample Collector training opportunity through UMN Extension

Time is nearing the end to host a Certified Swine Sample Collector (CSSC) through the grant funding the University of Minnesota Extension swine team has obtained from the National Pork Board. The grant is to provide logistical and financial support in coordination of CSSC training at several locations around the state.

 
For more information and to inquire about scheduling a CSSC training for your farm, contact UMN Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke (email:schi0466@umn.edu or phone: 320-235-0726 ext. 2004).

The suggested maximum number of participants for one training session is 12 people so if a farm system would like to train a group of people, it is suggested a herd veterinarian for the farm do the training, but UMN Extension swine members assist the veterinarian with the logistics and financial support for the training.

Training before an outbreak and ensuring samplers are prepared to submit samples correctly and properly will ensure disease surveillance and permitted movement can happen quickly and efficiently. Veterinary services will be stretched thin if disease sampling surveillance, as well as maintaining ongoing herd health and animal welfare programs, are occurring at the same time.

Click here for more information about Certified Swine Sample Collector training in general.