Swine Programs

U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan

Introduction

The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) is a cooperative State-Federal-industry program designed to improve the health and marketability of U.S. swine and pork products. The goal of U.S. SHIP is to provide a national program for certifying the health status of participating swine. Small pig producers, show pig operations, large commercial producers, live animal marketing operations, and packing facilities can enroll and become certified.

The program focuses primarily on the tracing of swine movement throughout the country and preparing for possible African Swine Fever (ASF) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF) disease outbreaks in the United States.

Benefits of U.S. SHIP Participation

• U.S. SHIP helps you protect your pigs. The program creates a national platform for establishing standards related to biosecurity, traceability, and sampling and testing.
• Meeting the requirements to have your farm certified shows consumers and trading partners that you are committed to protecting your pigs from disease.

How to Enroll

• Complete the U.S. SHIP enrollment form (USDA.gov)that is applicable to your business (Single Premises or Multi-Premises) and email the completed form to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health at msstatevet@mdac.ms.gov
• Once enrolled, you will be contacted by MBAH to complete your certification. To become certified, U.S. SHIP participants need to demonstrate competency in providing at least 30 days of movement information electronically in a common format.
• Have a Secure Pork Supply Plan in place (recommended for all participants and required for large scale operations)

Mississippi participants are encouraged to sign up for an AgView account (agview.com), which allows participants to share important movement data with MBAH staff.

Participants are also encouraged to complete a secure pork supply plan for their operation. Resources about creating a secure pork supply plan can be found at our Secure Food Supply Plan (oregon.gov)pages.

Resources

MBAH Resources

• U.S. SHIP Application (USDA.gov)
  Enrollment Form for the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan in Mississippi.

Other Resources

• AgView (agview.com)
  A contact-tracing platform to help mitigate the spread and damage caused by a potential foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S. swine herd.
• National US-SHIP Website (usswinehealthimprovementplan.com)
  US Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) Website