At the 2024 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Dr. Megan Niederwerder, executive director of the Swine Health Information Center, shared insights into her team’s research projects related to wean-to-harvest biosecurity. One recent project focused on enhancing motivation and compliance among animal caretakers on swine farms. Through rewarding personnel, providing supervisor support, and offering performance feedback on biosecurity protocols, Dr. Niederwerder and her team have shown promising results in promoting best practices for animal health and safety in swine production.
The Swine Health Information Center has been working on nearly 20 research projects related to wean-to-harvest biosecurity. By incentivizing personnel and providing support and feedback for those responsible for implementing biosecurity protocols, the center aims to improve compliance and motivation among animal caretakers. Dr. Niederwerder’s innovative approach to biosecurity research offers new insights into promoting best practices for animal health and safety in swine production.
Dr. Niederwerder emphasized the importance of incentivizing personnel during an interview with Brownfield at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines. By providing rewards and support, along with performance feedback, staff are more likely to comply with biosecurity protocols and prioritize animal health and safety in their work.
Overall, the Swine Health Information Center is committed to improving wean-to-harvest biosecurity through innovative research projects that focus on incentivizing personnel and promoting compliance among animal caretakers.
