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US Swine Health Improvement Plan

A national strategy for biosecurity, traceability, and disease surveillance. US SHIP is designed to be applicable across the full-spectrum of US pork industry participants from small/show pig farmers to large commercial producers and slaughter facilities.

Benefits of US SHIP enrollment include:

Helps protect your business and livelihood.
Gives you an active role in protecting the long-term viability of the U.S. pork industry.
Prepares your farm for foreign animal diseases like ASF/CSF.

Enrollment—by site—is simple:

Complete the enrollment form with basic contact information and agree to the program standards.

For single premises you can download a fillable PDF and return to kda.swine@ks.gov.

You may enroll multiple sites at one time by completing and returning either the PDF or the Excel spreadsheet to kda.swine@ks.gov.

Certification

A secure pork supply plan is in place (required for large-scale operations and recommended for all participants). To learn more about how to develop a biosecurity plan for your operation reach out to Kelly Halbleib at Kelly.Halbleib@ks.gov or 785-473-6547.
US SHIP participants need to demonstrate competency in providing at least 30 days of movement information electronically in a common format to the KDA at kda.swine@ks.gov in a timely manner. This can also be completed by sharing movements within AgView with KDA.

To maintain certification: Participants must meet or exceed the requirements for the US SHIP certification(s) held. The Program Standards can be found here.

The Certified Swine Sample Collector (CSSC) Training Program:

This training program is a national effort to increase sampling capacity during a foreign animal disease (FAD) incident in swine. It authorizes producers and/or animal caretakers on site to collect and submit diagnostic samples for FAD diagnostic testing when authorized.

The CSSC Training Program is an important part of the Securing Kansas's Pork Supply Program. Work with your herd veterinarian to ensure an adequate number of staff members are trained to collect samples. Having certified samplers on the farm will speed up the time to get a diagnosis as well as maintain higher levels of biosecurity during a disease event.

To become a Certified Swine Sample Collector, a Category 2 accredited veterinarian must identify, and train designated individuals associated with the farm using the national Certified Swine Sample Collector Training Program standards.

Information for Veterinarians:

Training veterinarians must use the standards of the National Certified Swine Sample Collector (CSSC) program for training.

Veterinarians should contact Dr. Sara McReynolds, at Sara.McReynolds@ks.gov or (785) 564-6792 for access to the training exams and answer keys. After training is complete, documentation must be submitted by the veterinarian to KDA at Sara.McReynolds@ks.gov.