Episode 67: Protect Canadian Livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious virus with serious consequences for the beef industry. Effective on-farm biosecurity measures can help prevent the disease from entering, spreading within, and leaving your herd. In this episode, we’ll highlight practical tools and strategies to support disease prevention, along with resources to help you identify the signs of FMD and take action to stop its spread. These efforts are essential to protecting both your herd and the Canadian livestock industry from the health and economic impacts of foreign animal diseases like FMD.

 

Relevant Links: 

Practical Tools to Protect Canadian Livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease (article)

 

Animal Health Canada (webpage)

 

Food and Mouth Disease in Cattle - Spot the Signs, Stop the Spread (resource)

 

Protect Canadian Livestock form Food and Mouth (video)

 

How to Spot the Signs of Foot and Mouth Disease in Livestock (video)

 

How to Stop the Spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in Livestock (video)

 

Foot and Mouth Disease (webpage)

 

Biosecurity (webpage)