# Prepare for disease outbreaks in livestock operations with written plan | MU Extension

> A University of Missouri Extension article advises livestock producers to write a disease-outbreak response plan. It cites losses from the 2015 Iowa avian flu outbreak and states that viruses such as avian flu and PEDV can cut productivity for about six months.

- Date: 2018-01-02 · published 2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66876-prepare-for-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock-operations-with-written-plan-mu
- 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

This is general advice with no new outbreak or supply change, so it has no direct price implication for feed buyers.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-07-31 | [Controlling disease outbreaks in livestock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15893-controlling-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock.md) | -2.6% | -12.5% |
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| 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 | 2026-07-29 | [Do not underestimate the risk of disease outbreaks in livestock.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15899-do-not-underestimate-the-risk-of-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock.md) | -2.1% | -13.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-10-26 | [Monitoring Livestock Disease Outbreaks in Real-Time - Grow Further – A food-secure future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44451-monitoring-livestock-disease-outbreaks-in-real-time-grow-further-a-food-secure.md) | -0.3% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2026-07-31 | [Controlling disease outbreaks in livestock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15893-controlling-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock.md) | -0.1% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2026-07-29 | [Do not underestimate the risk of disease outbreaks in livestock.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15899-do-not-underestimate-the-risk-of-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock.md) | -0.9% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-10-26 | [Monitoring Livestock Disease Outbreaks in Real-Time - Grow Further – A food-secure future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44451-monitoring-livestock-disease-outbreaks-in-real-time-grow-further-a-food-secure.md) | +0.7% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- extension.missouri.edu: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/prepare-for-disease-outbreaks-in-livestock-operations-with-written-plan

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