September 17
Morning
- Welcome and opening remarks from Chief Veterinary Officers from Canada Mexico and the United States
- Setting the stage: overview of the swine sectors in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
- Pillar 1 and 2 overview – Highlighting past successes
- Prevention and enhanced biosecurity
- Preparedness planning
- Panel discussion: border security
Afternoon
- Pillar 3 and 4 overview – Highlighting past successes
- Ensuring business continuity
- Coordinated risk communication
- Panel discussion: business continuity programs: regionalization and zoning
- Spotlight on public and risk communications
September 18
Morning
- Current experiences with African swine fever (ASF)
- Epidemiological analysis of ASF in the European Union during 2023
- Survival of ASF virus in feed, bedding materials, and mechanical vectors
- Overview of ASF preparedness and outbreak responses
- Update on the ASF situation in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Overview of the European ASF situation
- Current ASF research projects
- Industry and ASF preparedness activities
Afternoon
- ASF threats to the commercial pig population
- Wild pig overview
- Backyard pig farming and pet pigs
- Wild pig strategy and international collaboration
- Supporting small scale pork producers
- Panel discussion on surveillance
- ASF surveillance in wild pigs
- ASF surveillance opportunities outside of the commercial sector
- Overview of CanSpotASF surveillance
- Open discussion: interface between commercial pigs and other populations
September 19
Morning
- Future considerations for ASF preparedness and response
- Vaccination: international guidance and process for guidance development
- Key principles and considerations for decision making regarding ASF vaccination
- Experience with use of ASF vaccination
- Gene-editing as an alternative tool for ASF management
- Mental health in the agriculture sector
- Table discussions: next steps
- Plenary: presentation of results to Chief Veterinary Officers
- Closing remarks