A scoping review of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in swine farm biosecurity in North America.

ABSTRACT: Pork is one of the most popular consumer meat choices globally, second to poultry. In the past two decades, the rising demand in pork, has seen pig farming move toward intensive farming methods, characterized by high pig densities which is a risk for swift spread of disease necessitating proper and strict biosecurity adherence to facilitate disease-free conditions and business continuity. North America is the second largest pig producer globally. We conducted a review of available peer-reviewed original publications to scope for available data on the knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and practices concerning biosecurity among swine producers in North America from the year 2011 to 2022 using the PRISMA-SCr guidelines. Out of the 323 papers that fit our search criteria, we present insights

SUBMITTER: Chepkwony MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911468 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature