African Swine Fever (ASF) has no vaccine and no cure, which makes prevention the only real defence. A structured biosecurity programme is the single highest-return investment a pig farm can make.
The fundamentals: control who enters the farm, require disinfection at entry points, avoid bringing in animals or feed of unknown origin, and quarantine any new stock before mixing them with the existing herd.
Vehicles, footwear, and visitors are the most common routes of disease introduction. A simple boot-dip and hand-wash station at the farm gate, consistently used, prevents a large share of outbreaks.
At Symas Farms, our biosecurity programme covers visitor policy, farm entry procedures, disinfection protocols, and a structured vaccination programme — the same standards we recommend to every farm we consult for.