The RABapp™ staff work with the companies and producers from zero to the finishing line. The RABapp™ has stablished the necessary methodology to achieve SPS plans standardization listed below:

  • Develop a protocol for cataloging, reviewing, and approving biosecurity plans, for all 169 fields on a SPS on-farm biosecurity plan.
  • Digitize hand-drawn premise maps into GIS map files.
  • Receive, curate, and integrate animal movement data with biosecurity plans and GIS maps.

Our Mission: Before foreign animal diseases (FADs) are introduced into disease-free countries such as the U.S., it is vital to catalogue and review biosecurity measures from individual farms throughout the swine industry, prioritize effective biosecurity measures, and integrate this information with animal movement data in a readily accessible and manageable user-friendly database. The RABapp™ database provides rapid access to the status of farm biosecurity plans and helps regulatory agencies harmonize effective response and recovery strategies.

Data Sources: All data sources used for the RABapp™ project are confidential and individual swine producers and pig-producing companies retain data ownership.

Team Members: The Machado Lab belong to the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology in the NC State College of Medicine. The team is working to prepare for and combat endemic swine diseases and help states nationwide build capacity for responding effectively to major biological threats and protecting the U.S. food supply. Contributors include:

Disclaimer: All data used to develop the maps in the RABapp™ are visible only to authorized staff, veterinarians and state officials. This project has been supported by the Machado lab funds. For more information about our data security plan please contact us.