Biosecurity for Beef Cattle Operations
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For beef cattle, biosecurity involves a system of management practices that prevent diseases from infecting a herd. Although biosecurity is often associated with foreign animal diseases, the term also applies to common diseases that affect herds, such as blackleg and bovine viral diarrhea. Vaccines can help prevent disease, but other management practices can be even more important. By developing biosecurity protocols that protect cattle from the common diseases, producers are establishing a safety net against a possible outbreak of a foreign animal disease in the United States.
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Cleere, Jason; Gill, Ron; Dement, Angela (2008). Biosecurity for Beef Cattle Operations. AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /200505.