Farming businesses encouraged to monitor biosecurity plans
FARMING businesses have been encouraged to continually review their biosecurity plan performance
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FARMING businesses have been encouraged to continually review their biosecurity plan performance, as a part of a small group discussion workshop, hosted by Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise and TAFE Queensland.
The On Farm Biosecurity for Animal Industries workshop highlighted risks that farms and businesses are exposed to, such as foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, and diseases endemic in the country such as enzootic pneumonia.
Guest speaker Apiam Animal Health Swine and Poultry business manager Dr Tom Harrison said the workshop looked at the current global animal disease situation, national, local, and farm health status issues, and discussed the best biosecurity management practice protocols and plans for on-farm biosecurity risks across animal industries.
"It's important for businesses to be updated on and understand current animal disease health trends at a global, national and local level," Dr Harrison said.