# Animal health, the challenge is prevention: biosecurity, controls and collaboration to protect farms

> An 11 November conference in Padua, attended by over 100 people, discussed African swine fever, avian influenza and lumpy skin disease in Italy. Pig farmers said farms cannot sell animals if wild boar near them test positive for African swine fever, even with strict biosecurity, and called for wild boar population control.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:12:41.854Z
- Category: disease · region Italy · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98491-animal-health-the-challenge-is-prevention-biosecurity-controls-and
- 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

Disease restrictions on Italian pig and poultry farms reduce local meat output and raise feed demand only marginally, so the effect on feed prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2023-06-07 | [WOAH’s Animal Health Forum reshapes avian influenza prevention and control strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16177-woah-s-animal-health-forum-reshapes-avian-influenza-prevention-and-control.md) | +0.7% | +13.7% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-16 | [ASF preventation and avian influenza through biosecurity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15958-asf-preventation-and-avian-influenza-through-biosecurity.md) | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-10 | [Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16009-advancing-global-efforts-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-high-pathogenicity.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-05-26 | [Protecting animal health, protecting food security - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15911-protecting-animal-health-protecting-food-security-avinews-the-global-poultry.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| HOGS | 2021-08-03 | [Biosecurity and Pig Health in Focus to Combat African Swine Fever \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45453-biosecurity-and-pig-health-in-focus-to-combat-african-swine-fever-farm-policy.md) | -0.5% | -12.1% |
| SBM | 2023-06-07 | [WOAH’s Animal Health Forum reshapes avian influenza prevention and control strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16177-woah-s-animal-health-forum-reshapes-avian-influenza-prevention-and-control.md) | -0.3% | +4.1% |
| SBM | 2025-04-10 | [Advancing Global Efforts for the Prevention and Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16009-advancing-global-efforts-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-high-pathogenicity.md) | +1.1% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2026-05-26 | [Protecting animal health, protecting food security - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15911-protecting-animal-health-protecting-food-security-avinews-the-global-poultry.md) | -0.5% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- confagricolturavicenza.it: https://confagricolturavicenza.it/sanita-animale-la-sfida-e-prevenire-biosicurezza-controlli-e-collaborazione-per-proteggere-gli-allevamenti/

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