# Emphasizing the value of biosecurity in livestock production | American Veterinary Medical Association

> An AVMA article reports that veterinarians at the 2025 AVMA Convention discussed biosecurity as a cost that producers often underestimate. It cites a South African analysis of the 2017 H5N8 poultry outbreak as an example of how losses build the case for biosecurity investment.

- Date: 2025-08-18 · published 2025-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15975-emphasizing-the-value-of-biosecurity-in-livestock-production-american
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger biosecurity lowers the risk of costly outbreaks that disrupt feed demand and meat supply. The piece is educational and does not signal a near-term price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-04-12 | [Herd sizes, trade risk pig health \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71370-herd-sizes-trade-risk-pig-health-american-veterinary-medical-association.md) | +2.5% | +8.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-15 | [African swine fever reaches the Caribbean \| American Veterinary Medical Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44946-african-swine-fever-reaches-the-caribbean-american-veterinary-medical.md) | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-01 | [SHIC/AASV H5N1 IAV Webinar (Part 2) Addresses Dairy Experience and Biosecurity on Swine Farms – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16093-shic-aasv-h5n1-iav-webinar-part-2-addresses-dairy-experience-and-biosecurity-on.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-01-01 | [Lessons learned from preliminary monitoring for African swine fever virus in a region of ongoing transmission in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 258 Issue 1 (2021)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49030-lessons-learned-from-preliminary-monitoring-for-african-swine-fever-virus-in-a.md) | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 2023-03-29 | [Avian Influenza: An Update for Veterinarians – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16204-avian-influenza-an-update-for-veterinarians-american-association-of-swine.md) | -4.4% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2024-05-01 | [SHIC/AASV H5N1 IAV Webinar (Part 2) Addresses Dairy Experience and Biosecurity on Swine Farms – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16093-shic-aasv-h5n1-iav-webinar-part-2-addresses-dairy-experience-and-biosecurity-on.md) | +8.1% | +7.1% |
| SBM | 2021-01-01 | [Lessons learned from preliminary monitoring for African swine fever virus in a region of ongoing transmission in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 258 Issue 1 (2021)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49030-lessons-learned-from-preliminary-monitoring-for-african-swine-fever-virus-in-a.md) | +1.9% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2023-03-29 | [Avian Influenza: An Update for Veterinarians – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16204-avian-influenza-an-update-for-veterinarians-american-association-of-swine.md) | +0.2% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- avma.org: https://www.avma.org/news/emphasizing-value-biosecurity-livestock-production

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