Sustainability Report 2023 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 8
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Pigs
Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness
Secure Pork Supply Plan (SPS)
Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) pose a signi昀椀cant risk to animals we
care for and to the production within our operations.
Customers with a 昀椀led VCPR
The Secure Pork Supply (SPS) Continuity of Business Plan provides
opportunities to voluntarily prepare before a FAD outbreak. This will
better position pork premises with animals that have no evidence of
infection to:
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Limit exposure of their animals through enhanced biosecurity.
Move animals to processing or another pork production premises
under a movement permit issued by Regulatory Of昀椀cials.
Maintain business continuity for the swine industry, including
producers, haulers, and packers during an event of a FAD
occurrence.
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Are you prepared for a FAD threat?
Contact your PIPESTONE veterinarian to schedule time to complete a Secure Pork Supply Plan for your farm.
Responsible Antibiotic Use
Monitoring Use
Antibiotics are an important tool in our animal
care toolbox. One component of practicing
responsible antibiotic use is measuring use.
Pipestone Antibiotic Resistance Tracker (PART)
allows for real time tracking of antibiotic use on
farm, and is a resource for your veterinarian and
farm team.
Overall, 2023 was a high health year for Pipestone
Managed sow farms and that is re昀氀ected in our
decreased antibiotic use. In 2023, our average
antibiotic use at Pipestone Managed sow farms
was 51 mg/lb of liveweight. This change can
be attributed to our teams focus on health,
biosecurity, upgrading sow farm locations, and
antibiotic stewardship.
Miligrams of Antibiotics/Lb of Liveweight
by FDA Category
150
100
50
0
2019
2020
Critically Important
Not Medically Important
2021
2022
Highly Important
Not on FDA List
2023
