Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak?

Weekly eNewsletter | February 15, 2021 | Volume 150

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Is the Livestock Industry Prepared for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak?

Foreign animal diseases (FAD) are a constant threat to the U.S. livestock industry. But the country seems more tuned in to this struggle than ever before with the recent COVID-19 pandemic. National Pork Board’s chief veterinarian Dave Pyburn and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s chief executive officer Ethan Lane shared their perspectives during the Coalition for Epi Response, Engagement and Science (CERES) Biosecurity Infectious Disease Symposium at Colorado State University on how prepared the pork and beef industries really are when it comes to the threat of FADs.

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Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association Supports Meat Labeling Requirements

The Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) testified in support of Senate Bill 82, legislation authored by Senator Howard Marklein and Representative Clint Moses, which would allow only products that are derived from animals to be labeled as “meat.”

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