Pigs are thought to be the most likely to pick up an infection; the Director of Veterinary Science on the US National Pork Board pointed out that more intensive indoor rearing reduces the risk but - here's the rub! - such gains could be reversed if organic farming becomes more common.Tony, we shouldn't equate feedlot problems with organically pastured livestock. There is no equation. Although I agree with you, the industry will refer to outdoor feedlots as the source of ailment but push to inclose all livestock. That's happened with chickens in VA: Tyson's caged poultry gets horrible infectuous diseases so Tyson gets state funds to dispose of the millions of corpses and gets state legislation (or pushes for it) to end free living flocks such as we pastured poultry people keep.
These are shadey times. -Allan
