New World Screwworm, HPAI Underscore Importance of Food Animal Health, Animal Disease Surveillance Efforts

New World screwworm, HPAI underscore importance of food animal health, animal disease surveillance efforts

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The return of New World screwworm to the United States and the global struggle against highly pathogenic avian influenza demonstrate the importance of disease surveillance to protect food animal health, a team of agricultural economists said. With the emergence of foot-and-mouth, “mad cow” disease and other epidemics, global animal agriculture has seen […] The post New World screwworm, HPAI underscore importance of food anim…

Bird flu, screwworm underscore why disease surveillance is critical

Ag economist says disease prevention “substantially cheaper than reaction.”