Additional Resources : Healthy Farms - Healthy Agriculture : University of Vermont

American Veterinary Medical Association resources (geared toward veterinarians) include biosecurity resources, updates, information on disaster preparedness, and resurces on select public health topics:

http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/biosecurity/

Countering Bioterrorism:

http://www.foodsafety.gov/%7Efsg/bioterr.html

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Diseases

Zoonoses (able to infect both animals and humans) and Public Health

World Health Organization:

http://www.who.int/health-topics/zoonoses.htm

Zoonoses (table of zoonoses from wildlife at end):

http://lapublichealth.org/vet/guides/vetzooman.htm

Public health topics (not necessarily zoonootic):

http://www.cdc.gov/health/default.htm

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse_geninfo.html

BSE in England:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html

Johne’s Disease:

http://www.johnes.org/

Foreign Animal Diseases

The Gray Book (technical disease information):

http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/gray_book/fad.pdf (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE):

http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_info.htm

Disease Eradication

USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Disease Eradication Programs: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/disease_eradication.htm

Disaster Planning

USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Programs:

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ep/

Extension Disaster Education Network:

http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden

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Disinfection

Clorox® Bleach (corporate site)

http://www.cloroxlaundry.com/usage_sani_dairy_equip.shtml?page=sanitizing

Disinfectant Table:

http://www.vetsci.psu.edu/Ext/Biosecurity/DisinfectantTable.pdf (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Livestock Production (Antec corporate site):

http://lapublichealth.org/vet/guides/vetzooman.htm

Handwash Stations (corporate site):

http://www.bestsanitizers.com/ (click on FAIR page for portable atomizing wash station information)

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Resources for Best Management Practices

For guidelines on feed bunk and water trough length per cow, ventilation, lighting and many other aspects of livestock husbandry, the “Ag Animal Research Guide” is the gold standard for ensuring animal welfare. Guide For the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching, Federation of Animal Science Societies, First Revised Edition, January 1999.

In addition, NRAES (http://www.nraes.org/) and Midwest Planning Service (http://www.mwpshq.org/) have published useful guides for facility design and other aspects of farm management.

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Resources at Your Fingertips (These are PDF files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Uniform Animal Health Standards Recommended for Vermont Fairs, Field Days, and Festivals
Bovine Alliance on Management and Nutrition Biosecurity Publications

Composting

Natural Rendering Fact Sheet from the Cornell Waste Management Institute
NRCS Composting Guide (covers manure and mortality composting)

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Last modified August 27 2004 12:47 PM