State veterinarians, the NCBA, USDA and others are working together to educate and encourage beef producers to create a biosecurity plan. Free online templates are available to walk farmers through biosecurity questions to develop a farm plan. Currently, biosecurity plans are voluntary in the beef industry. What might move the needle toward more cattle producers having a plan on hand is the issue of indemnity.
Source: BEEF, July 7, 2022. Link.
Biosecurity is a verb . . . <producers> need to keep changing and adapting their biosecurity plan. Yesterday may not be the same as it is tomorrow.” – Julia Herman, DVM, MS