Daily Archives: June 7, 2011
Is there an alternative to burial and burning?
Yes. Anyone who has looked at pictures from the UK, Japan, or South Korea during their confrontations with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the past decade has probably asked themselves whether “we” would be better prepared or more effective in our … Continue reading
Posted in FMD News, Just My Thoughts, One Health
Tagged biosecurity, composting, FMD, foot-and-mouth disease, Japan, rendering, South Korea
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Bury our way out of foot-and-mouth disease? Think again.
To illustrate the importance of considering alternatives to burial as a carcass management option, Lori Miller of USDA APHIS, has made it easy to visualize some mind boggling statistics. Policy-makers and those qualified as incident commanders would do well to … Continue reading
Posted in FMD News, Just My Thoughts, News Worthy Mentionables, One Health
Tagged foot-and-mouth disease, USDA APHIS, Vermont
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