SDA Urges accinate Pigs Against Cholera
The Department of Agriculture urges vaccination of pigs against hog cholera this spring as part of a federal eradication program. Dr. R J Anderson, administrator for Regulatory Programs in USDA’s A R S notes vaccination protects traveling hogs and reduces disease spread. Congress authorized a nationwide effort with a National Hog Cholera Advisory Committee chaired by Dr. Anderson. The program aims to immunize pigs across states, reducing losses in the swine industry estimated at about 450 million dollars annually.