Despite continuous efforts within The Maschhoffs and the industry as a whole, biosecurity and containment efforts haven’t fully reduced porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) prevalence within the U.S. swine industry. More often than not, after a disease break, the veterinarian on The Maschhoffs’ team will report, "I didn’t find a "smoking gun."
A "smoking gun" is the term commonly used to describe finding the cause of a disease break, an event in which a pathogen like PRRS virus entered the herd that was not previously present. However, in The Maschhoffs system, because finding the "smoking gun" doesn’t always happen outright, disease breaks have become learning opportunities. Experiences and lessons learned year over year have led to assessment tools/template improvements, protocol changes, support function process changes, facility upgrades and proactive biosecurity-focused projects.
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