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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1997; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 98-100-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 792; Biosecurity; Dairy; Disease; Management
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Biosecurity In The Dairy (1997), Gerald L. Stokka, Thomas R. Falkner, Patrick Bierman
Biosecurity In The Dairy (1997), Gerald L. Stokka, Thomas R. Falkner, Patrick Bierman
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Three strategies exist to control unwanted disease in a livestock operation: 1) prevent the douintroduction of infected cattle, 2) raise the overall level of resistance and specific resistance to infectious disease, and 3) minimize herd exposure to infectious disease. In addition, if unwanted disease exists in the herd, then a plan to eliminate the disease should be implemented. Maintenance of closed herds, testing procedures, vaccination schedules, sanitation, and good husbandry practices are integral parts of biosecurity procedures. The procedures in place should produce a benefit in terms of both economics and public perception that the quality and safety of our …