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U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan
The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) is a USDA Veterinary Services sponsored initiative with support from state and industry partners modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP).
The initial and principal objectives are to develop and implement an African Swine Fever (ASF)-Classical Swine Fever (CSF) Monitored Certification of U.S. pork production operations (farm sites and slaughter facilities) modelled after the NPIP’s H5/H7 Avian Influenza Monitored certification of U.S. Commercial Poultry operations.
The U.S. SHIP ASF-CSF Monitored certification aims to mitigate risks of disease introduction and provide a practical means for demonstrating evidence of freedom of disease (outside of foreign animal disease control areas) in support of ongoing interstate commerce and a pathway towards the resumption of international trade over the course of a trade impacting disease response and recovery period.
The U.S. SHIP is designed to be applicable across the full-spectrum of U.S. pork industry participants from the small show pig farmer to the large commercial producers and slaughter facilities.
For more information, visit the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan website.
Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health supports the South Carolina swine industry participating in the U.S. SHIP program. If you are a part of the South Carolina swine industry and you wish to participate in the U.S. SHIP program:
Contact Dr. Sean Eastman, South Carolina’s Official State Agency (OSA) representative at:
Peastma@Clemson.edu
O: (803) 726 - 7804
C: (803) 231 - 9503
Complete the appropriate enrollment form:
- Single Premises U.S. SHIP Enrollment Form
- Multiple Premises U.S. SHIP Enrollment
Complete the U.S. SHIP Biosecurity Enrollment Survey
Once these are received, the OSA representative will contact you about providing at least 30 days of movement information electronically in a certain amount of time.
Once certified, to maintain certification you must continue to meet or exceed the requirements of the U.S. SHIP program as these are identified for year three.