Preparing for Animal Disease Outbreak Livestock Traceability

Preparing for Animal Disease Outbreak Livestock Traceability

Maura Bennett
Maura Bennett
A Livestock Traceability Summit taking place at the end of the month in Denver will consider the importance of traceability as an aspect of biosecurity. And update on the USDA Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Program is on the agenda.

Individual producers are getting valuable advice on what to do right now. USDA Radio spoke with Ray Massey of the University of Missouri Extension. He says it's important for livestock producers to have a written response plan when a disease outbreak does happen.

"There needs to be a written plan on how to keep it from happening and if it does happen how do I control it. The Key thing is not just that you have it in writing but that you share it with different people who are going to be involved in it. Prepare the plan and then share it with the banker. So that he know what the expenses are likely to be and how long you're likely needing a line of credit. There is just a huge amount of communication of that plan. It just doesn't sit on a shelf.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture and the US Animal Health Association will co-host the 2017 Strategy Forum on Livestock Traceability September 26 and 27 in Denver.

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