The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis, in collaboration with the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Diseases (FAZD), and supported by the USDA and the Department of Homeland Security is asking all producers across the nation to participate in an online survey.
Livestock producers throughout the nation are asked to participate in an online survey to gather data on animal movements and husbandry practices that will be used in a simulation model to predict the impact of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, as well as determine the best strategies for containment.
According to Dr. Tim Carpenter, director of the study, “the online survey will allow us to develop a model based on real, up-to-date data for animal movements and current practices that could determine how the disease spreads. Only livestock producers can provide us with this information. This model would put the U.S. at the forefront in preparedness for not only foot-and-mouth but also other foreign animal diseases.”
CADMS guarantees that all the information will be kept confidential and will only be used for modeling purposes.