African Swine Fever: An Overview
African Swine Fever: An Overview
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1981
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Van Schepen, Marlin
Kunesh, Jerry
Kunesh, Jerry
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Abstract
African Swine Fever (AFS) is a devastating system (RES) of swine. Should ASF be introduced into the United States, it would severely threaten the 9 billion dollar swine industry. Pork producers would lose vast amounts of money and consumers would be faced with higher costs at the meat counter.