Reducing Disease Risk When Introducing New Pigs

Whenever possible, it is wise to limit the number of new pigs that make their way into your stock. Even if you commit to trying to have manageable numbers of only animals you breed to fulfill your needs, sometimes adding a pig or two is hard to resist. Avoiding new acquisitions is not a long term reality, however, so there will probably come a time when a new pig enters the fold and safety precautions during introduction will have to be taken.

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