AUPB Veterinary School: cleaning and disinfection

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Justin Brown, a senior researcher and practicing veterinarian at Iowa State University and the Pig Education Center, is a guest speaker at the online school for pig farmers, which was implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders with the support of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

During the 5th module of the Veterinary School, the speaker talks about washing and disinfection, why it is important, different categories of disinfectants and their use on farms or in production systems to reduce the pathogen load.

The training of veterinary medicine specialists of pig farms is carried out within the framework of the project "Animal Health in Ukraine", which is implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program of the veterinary school consists of five modules, each of which contains four presentations on related topics. Teaching materials are prepared by leading domestic and foreign experts. Participants who pass the full course of training will receive certificates.


The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by Ukrainian pork producers. The main purposes of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of sales markets, and protection of domestic sales market.