# Farm Bill Primer: Animal Disease Management and Prevention - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service primer describes animal disease management under the 2018 farm bill, covering threats such as foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever and H5N1 avian influenza. It notes USDA has spent over $1.4 billion on the poultry H5N1 outbreak and that prevention is more cost-effective than outbreak response.

- Date: 2025-02-28 · published 2025-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16021-farm-bill-primer-animal-disease-management-and-prevention-everycrsreport-com
- 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

Ongoing disease spending and possible policy changes could affect future animal health funding, but this primer describes no new supply shock for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-06-16 | [FAO urges stronger prevention as animal diseases spread globally - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15906-fao-urges-stronger-prevention-as-animal-diseases-spread-globally-avinews-the.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-08 | [Animal health experts: US ag needs to be prepared for disease outbreaks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16314-animal-health-experts-us-ag-needs-to-be-prepared-for-disease-outbreaks-farm-and.md) | +1.0% | +9.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-27 | [Preparing for animal disease outbreaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63904-preparing-for-animal-disease-outbreaks.md) | -7.7% | -23.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-09-29 | [Poland Battles Multiple Farm Animal Disease Outbreaks in September 2025 \| MeatBorsa News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15966-poland-battles-multiple-farm-animal-disease-outbreaks-in-september-2025.md) | -2.4% | -15.1% |
| HOGS | 2017-02-16 | [Preparing for the next major animal disease outbreak - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72378-preparing-for-the-next-major-animal-disease-outbreak-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2017-02-16 | [Preparing for the next major animal disease outbreak - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72378-preparing-for-the-next-major-animal-disease-outbreak-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.6% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2020-09-30 | [Foreign Animal Disease Preparation Bulletin – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51016-foreign-animal-disease-preparation-bulletin-american-association-of-swine.md) | +8.2% | +17.3% |
| SBM | 2017-03-21 | [Livestock, poultry farmers should prepare for animal diseases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71870-livestock-poultry-farmers-should-prepare-for-animal-diseases-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF12934.html

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