Biosecurity is the main sanitary prevention tool available to livestock farmers. It is based on a strategic approach to the analysis and management of the risks that threaten the health of the animals on a livestock farm. It is embodied in an action plan that sets out all the steps taken by the farmer to prevent the entry, circulation and development of pathogens on his or her farm, as well as seeking to prevent the spread of disease.
The main goal of the present Guide to Good Practice is to help livestock farmers improve their knowledge of the core risk factors where tuberculosis is concerned, and to describe the steps to be taken to address them.
Protecting against bovine tuberculosis
