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DairyTalk 706: Isolation, Hygiene, and Traffic Control: Why Biosecurity Is More Than an Emergency Plan - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on an article by veterinarian Mark Hardesty examining biosecurity and risk management for serious livestock diseases. Threats such as New World screwworm, avian influenza, Aujeszky's disease, and foot-and-mouth disease demonstrate how quickly an introduced pathogen can create major animal-health and economic consequences. Yet focusing exclusively on catastrophic outbreaks can obscure the losses caused by more familiar farm pathogens such as Salmonella and Leptospira. Routine surveillance, isolation, hygiene, and careful control of animal, human, and vehicle…
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