At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people practiced social distancing and increased sanitation to keep the sickness from spreading to others. Some of those same human biosecurity practices can ...
KAILUA-KONA — The state of Hawaii released Tuesday its first ever interagency biosecurity plan, an ambitious and multi-faceted initiative intended to safeguard against invasive species posing threats ...
Crop pests can cause significant economic losses through reductions in crop or forage yield, impacts on harvestability, impacts on quality, and the cost of pest management. To reduce the likelihood of ...
No one likes paperwork so spare a thought for cattle producers who have been told there is another paper trail they will need to have — a biosecurity plan. While some have jumped straight in and ...
The federal government’s plan for responding to the twin threats of natural pandemics and biological terrorism bears a striking resemblance to the plan that was to guide the federal response to ...
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 ...
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If you keep backyard chickens, the H5N1 headlines are a reminder to tighten biosecurity basics
H5N1 headlines are unsettling for anyone who collects eggs from a coop instead of a carton, but they are also a practical ...
Hawaii has been called the “invasive species capital of the world,” thanks to the amount and type of harmful species coming in, according to Josh Atwood, coordinator of the statewide Hawaii Invasive ...
Mackinnon Project senior veterinary consultant Angus Campbell said the idea behind the plan was to have practical procedures to prevent diseases coming on to the farm. “We want to get away from having ...
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Backyard flock biosecurity matters more right now and this is the simple routine to follow
Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...
Thirty-five strategic actions will be completed as part of a new biosecurity plan, aimed at controlling invasive plants and animals. The plan was developed across seven stages, in consultation with ...
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