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Study looks at monitoring feed for swine pathogens

The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is funding a study to investigate using dust samples to monitor for swine pathogens in U.S. feed mills.

The research will focus on finding ways in which a single swab of feed mill dust might be analyzed to detect multiple feed-based bacteria and viruses. SHIC hopes it will lead to creation of a low-cost tool to help address feed safety.

The research will be conducted by Kansas State University researchers.