Beef Biosecurity Resources
Cattle are hardy and resilient, defending themselves against many potentially harmful viruses, bacteria and parasitic burdens. That said, as their caregivers, there are scenarios where beef cattle producers can help ease that burden by implementing some simple barriers against disease to keep their herds productive and healthy.
https://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/15-protocols-to-keep-your-beef-herd-safe/
YOU HAVE A CLOSED HERD? THINK AGAIN. A closed herd will have no contact (even fenceline) with any other livestock or wildlife and will limit visitor/service provider access to areas where cattle are never present. Here are some common ways a herd becomes open, allowing disease to enter your herd.
https://www.beefresearch.ca/producers/think-you-have-a-closed-herd/
Beef producers value pens and pastures of consistently healthy cattle with low treatment costs. Daily habits go a long way to reduce or prevent the spread of disease. It is important to understand the risks associated with working with beef cattle every day to ensure both the animals and the people who care for them remain safe.
https://www.beefresearch.ca/topics/biosecurity/
The Canadian On-Farm Beef Cattle
Biosecurity Standard is essentially a set of risk management practices. These practices are designed to assist producers in managing disease on all types of Canadian beef cattle operations.
https://www.verifiedbeef.ca/files/about/BeefImplementationManual-eng-Final.pdf
Dr. John Campbell and producer Dave Zehnder discuss biosecurity for the beef producer in this episode of the Beef Research School.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2otDeq--XfQ
If you sometimes feel like you are drowning in paperwork, be reassured that keeping records of people who have come and gone from your property, particularly those who entered production areas is a genuinely useful biosecurity practice.
https://verifiedbeef.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Visitor-Log-v1-March-2024.pdf
In urgent situations, it is vital to have designated emergency contacts readily available. Deciding what to include on your emergency contact list is very important because when something goes wrong, you want to make sure all the information you need is in one place.
https://verifiedbeef.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Emergency-Contact-List-v1-March-2024.pdf