Wisconsin’s Swine Health Rule went into effect in 2018. The main goal of the rule was to control the spread and reduce the prevalence of PRRS and PEDv in Wisconsin through testing requirements and movement restrictions. In 2024, WPA requested that DATCP initiate rulemaking to repeal the PRRS and PEDv swine movement rules due to unintended burdens to pork producers. Click the button for the latest updates.
US SHIP is being modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), a collaborative effort involving industry, state, and federal partners providing standards for certifying the health status of greater than 99% of commercial scale poultry and egg operations across the US.
Download forms, signage, and more to help increase your farm’s biosecurity, traceability, and FAD preparedness.
This guide is intended for use by livestock producers to develop a plan and prepare their farm in the event of an unexpected mass mortality event such as a foreign animal disease, weather-related event, or other disaster.
Secure Pork Supply (SPS) Continuity of Business Plan provides opportunities to voluntarily prepare before a foreign animal disease outbreak.
Do you have a plan for emergency events such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, public health emergencies or market disruptions?
In preparation for these emergency events, it is important for farmers to work with their production team, including their herd veterinarian, to establish site- or operation-specific crisis operating plans that help contribute to business continuity.
View this important bulletin about the Certified Swine Sampler program, access the recording of the virtual meeting, and see important contact details about the CSS program.
The Wisconsin Pork Association offers two tiers of rebates to producers testing for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv). Testing is required to comply with Wisconsin’s Animal Health rule effective March 2018. The rule requires farms with pigs to test for PRRS and PEDv when moving intrastate or interstate.