DlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1982
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Leon Riegel
A reader asks
What is the best way to minimize
disease transmission when in
troducing a new animal into the
herd?
Dr. Riegel comments:
The best procedure tor bringing
new animals onto a farm is cer
tainly not the most convenient, nor
the most economical, nor are the
majority ot tarms equipped to
provide the segregation and
isolation that is necessary to
prevent what could be a
disasterous situation it dis’ease
strikes.
Three points to consider are
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yourself tliese questions.
Where does it come from 7 Has it
been laised in a healthy en
vironment 7 Are there any specific
disease pioblems in the aiea hom
wheie the animal 01 iginated'
Could 1 be buying some else’s
pi oblem > i’o answei some ot these
questions, demand a vetei mai y
health ceitthcate in cases ot
bleeding cattle, a ceititicate is not
only a good idea, but a must.
what vaccinations the
ammal has been given is this
animal vaccinated against the
diseases 1 routinely vaccinate
against on my farm? Is it vac-
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Tim Trayer
cmated for some diseases that I
don’t vaccinate against' It either
ot these two situations are present,
you should check the advisability
of having your herd and the new
animal vaccinated alike.
lsolate the animal entering the
tarni tor a sutticienl time betore
exposing the animals already
theie This is the pait that most
people renig on, due to lack ot
appiopuate tacililies, but still a
very important point Animals
should be isolated to prevent direct
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