# Initiating a US Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP), piloting a proven platform for safeguarding, certifying, and bettering animal health. – American Association of Swine Veterinarians

> A USDA-sponsored two-year pilot is developing a US Swine Health Improvement Plan modeled on the National Poultry Improvement Plan. It would certify pork operations as monitored for African swine fever and classical swine fever.

- Date: 2020-12-09 · published 2020-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49535-initiating-a-us-swine-health-improvement-plan-us-ship-piloting-a-proven
- 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

The program is a biosecurity and certification initiative that could later support export access, but it has no immediate effect on feed demand or hog prices.

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## Sources

- aasv.org: https://www.aasv.org/2020/12/initiating-a-us-swine-health-improvement-plan-us-ship-piloting-a-proven-platform-for-safeguarding-certifying-and-bettering-animal-health/

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