Swine Biosecurity
Learn how to protect your herd
About our Project
This work was supported with Farm Bill funding through USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS)’ National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP).
The project objectives are:
- To investigate the level of understanding, awareness, cost-effectiveness, and practicality of adopting biosecurity measures by swine producers and veterinarians in Illinois
- To identify biosecurity knowledge and communication gaps among Illinois swine producers, and their veterinarians, and evaluate on-farm biosecurity practices on a subset of farms
- To develop and implement focused online education and training courses for swine producers and veterinarians that enhance their awareness of biosecurity, animal health management, vaccination contribution to biosecurity, and how to integrate these elements into an effective biosecurity plan
Meet Our Team
Dr. Csaba Varga
DVM MSc PhD DACVPM
(Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Department of Pathobiology,
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Website: Varga Lab
Dr. Isha Agrawal
DVM
(Research Assistant)
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Corinne Bromfield
DVM
Assistant Extension Professor
Swine Production Medicine
University of Missouri
About Varga Lab
Dr. Varga’s laboratory aims to help animal health stakeholders to design effective disease prevention and control programs. His team investigates the occurrence of infectious diseases on livestock farms and evaluates disease prevention methods, such as biosecurity, farm, and health management practices that mitigate the impact of these infections. The second area of research evaluates the host-agent-environmental factors influencing antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in animal populations.
