Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. Live animals, vehicles, equipment, animal ...
These practices focus on controlling people, animals, equipment, and vehicles that come in contact with livestock. Simple ...
Increased pre-movement testing will be part of the new TB plan from April 1 next. Dairy cows and contract-reared heifers will require a clean test within 30 days before being moved between herds.
As dairy and poultry farmers work to limit losses related to avian flu, they are learning the virus can be transmitted in a wide variety of ways. Vectors can include, for example, wild waterfowl water ...
Entry events most frequently rated high were swine movement events, specifically, cull sows and weaned pigs hauled from the ...
A new University of Vermont study published today in Nature: Scientific Reports examines the social and psychological aspects of farmers’ decisions about whether or not to implement biosecurity ...
With avian influenza cases already exceeding last season’s total, free-range egg producers are being urged to invest in ...
Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers. They screen their ...