Review/Oorsig Volume 22, Issue 02 | Page 34

Oorsig/Review Disease reporting and an early warning system is needed to reduce the risk of new diseases entering a farm. Very good biosecurity measures are needed to keep these diseases out of the herd which include: • • • • Only buying in tested disease-free animals. Limit the movement of people and trucks on the farm. Quarantine facilities for animals that enter the farm. Good perimeter fences and gates. Susceptible animals 34 Resistant animals