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Setting Up Isolation Housing & Quarantine Pens for Bovine TB

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On-Farm Biosecurity: Designing Effective Isolation Housing & Quarantine Pens Cattle isolation housing: Bovine TB – Managing livestock movements is a critical line of defense against Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB). Unscreened, newly purchased stock or animals returning from shared grazing can unwittingly introduce Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) into a clean herd. Following our recommendations on physical barriers…

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DEFRA-Approved Disinfection Protocols & Vehicle Washdown Setup

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On-Farm Disinfection Protocols: Implementing DEFRA-Approved Standards for Bovine TB Bovine TB Disinfection Protocols – Establishing physical wildlife barriers protects your farm boundary, but robust cleansing and bovine TB disinfection protocols are required to eliminate Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) within the holding. The bacterium that causes Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) can survive for months in organic matter,…