Description of the Australian pork supply chain and implications for national biosecurity management.

ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of emergency animal diseases such as African swine fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are typically managed through regulated control measures, including tracing, surveillance, movement restrictions, culling, disposal and decontamination. However, limited understanding and fragmented data on material flows - such as semen, live animals and meat products - within meat supply chains hinder policymakers' ability to assess the full impact of these measures and to consider these implications in their decision-making. This study aimed to map the material flow within the Australian pork supply chain and to identify the potential socio-economic implications of disease control interventions. Industry experts were engaged to assist in the drafting of a flow chart and to provide d

SUBMITTER: Schrobback P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444612 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature