ASF contingency planning: Workshop in a box

Get everything you need to run an effective African swine fever (ASF) contingency planning workshop.

The pack includes facilitator guidance, checklists, FAQs and real‑world scenarios to help you strengthen the pig industry's preparedness and response if there was an outbreak in the UK.

Designed to support farm managers, vets and teams prepare for a potential ASF outbreak, this practical pack helps you build confidence and resilience via group workshops.

The goal of your workshop should be to establish what would happen if there was an ASF outbreak and help participants prepare.

Attendees should go away with a clear understanding of what would happen if there was an outbreak, as well as a series of actions bespoke to their own unit or situation.

Potential takeaways:

• Contingency plans: updating or rewriting to reflect the current unit layout, staffing levels and procedures
• Site access: reviewing so it can be better controlled and/or simplified
• Records: updating and making them digital where possible
• Next steps: a clear plan for working with their staff and vet to make sure everything is kept up to date

• A guide for preparing for and setting up a workshop
• Slides with notes providing background information
• A recording of an AHDB and Livetec workshop – use this to help you prepare for your workshop
• The NPA–AHDB contingency planning template
• A guide for creating aerial maps of individual units
• Example marked-up maps for fictional indoor and outdoor units
• Map keys (legends) for marking up unit maps
• A glossary of acronyms
• A link to guidelines on developing a contingency plan for breeds at risk (Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee)
• FAQs
• A guide for collecting in-session feedback

To request your digital workshop in a box, email: pig.health@ahdb.org.uk

Please provide:

• Your full name
• Job role
• Company/business
• Email address

AHDB: pig.health@ahdb.org.uk

Livetec: sales@livetecsystems.co.uk