USDA to test sick or dead hogs for evidence of African swine fever

The highly contagious African swine fever, rampant in China, has never been found in the United States, but the USDA said on Thursday that it will step up its surveillance efforts against the viral disease, which kills pigs but does not harm people. Agriculture Undersecretary Greg Ibach said the USDA will check for African swine… » Read More