Survey of livestock haulers: Risk factors related to transportation of pigs on Australian pork farms
As you may already know, African swine fever (ASF) has killed half of the world’s pig population and while it is not in Australia it has spread throughout Europe and Asia and is now in PNG and East Timor.
For this reason, ASF is a high priority for the Australian pork industry and it is critical that industry continues to progress work on ASF preparedness.
The potential risks to pigs from diseases brought into a piggery by people, vehicles, and/or animal movements can be minimised by good on-farm biosecurity practices. Understanding the capability and capacity of truck washing facilities being used at abattoirs, by livestock transporters, and on-farm will help to determine what kind of investment, if any, should be made in infrastructure, training, or compliance activities to minimize the biosecurity risk associated with livestock transport.
This survey of pig transportation to Australian abattoirs is part of a larger study, funded by producers through Australian Pork Limited levies, to identify risks related to pig transportation and then develop best practices to help manage the risk.
The survey is confidential and should take only 10-15 minutes to complete.
Your answers to the survey are saved along the way, and you can go backward and forward if you need to change your answers. Please contact the survey coordinator Clive Richardson by
email or phone (0409438390), or APL project coordinator (
Lechelle van Breda), with any questions. Thanks for your help in protecting Australia from ASF!
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