Intersections of Environmental Management and Biosecurity in Animal Agriculture
Environmental
management and biosecurity are strongly linked; those who advise the livestock
and poultry industry on environmental issues are positioned to not only
understand their role in biosecurity, but to also better incorporate
biosecurity advice into their consulting. Additionally, there are common themes
around risk perception and tolerance in decision making regarding adoption of
environmental and biosecurity best practices. A consortium of institutions, led
by University of Vermont, is conducting in a multi-year USDA CAP project
titled, “A human behavioral approach to reducing the impact of livestock pest
or disease incursions of socio-economic importance.” Two issues emerging from this research
present themselves as relevant to LPELC audiences. 1) the potential of service
providers and supply chain partners in animal industries to be vectors in the
spread of disease causing pathogens, as demonstrated through hog supply chain
modeling and 2) social science findings on producer concepts of risk and adoption
of biosecurity practices.
An application for
continuing education credit for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) and members of
the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) will be
submitted.
Presenters for this webinar include:
- Scott Merrill, University of Vermont
- Gabriela Bucini, University of Vermont
- Eric Clark, University of Vermont
- Tommy Bass, Montana State University
Handouts (PDF format) will be available the day of the webinar at the
live webcast information page.
Find out more about
this webinar or
future webinars by the
Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center (LPELC).
Created by Leslie Johnson