Biosecurity Essential To Saving Rare Breeds
PITTSBORO, N.C. Protect
ing your stock from infectious
disease is an important aspect of
conservation. The activities and
strategies employed in prevent
ing disease transmission consti
tutes a biological security pro
gram.
Biosecurity is important at all
times, but the crises in the Euro
pean Union resulting from the
outbreak of foot and mouth dis
ease (FMD) makes this topic es
pecially pertinent.
Biosecurity is one of the most
difficult management concepts to
consistently employ, but is espe
cially critical for owners of rare
breeds because these small popu
lation make them especially vul
nerable. Teaching and talking
NCGA Requests $5O Million For Plant Biotechnology/Genomics Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
National Corn Growers Associa
tion (NCGA) recently requested
that a House subcommittee allo
cate $5O million for research on
plant genomics and plant bio
technology in the FY 2002 bud
get.
Corn Growers Praise Bioenergy Budget
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Nation
al Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) is praising Secretary of
Energy Spence Abraham for rec
ognizing the important role plant
and crop-based products can as
sume in the future of U.S. ener
gy-
The Department of Energy energy.
(DOE) budget calls for reducing “The NCGA has been a leader
the Industries of the Future bud- in the effort to focus research on
get by 36 percent; however Secre- renewables as a source of indus
tary Abraham successfully pro- trial feedstocks. The Ag Vision
tected the DOE Ag Vision 2020 and Bioproducts/Bioenergy pro
program from any cuts. The Ag grams will decrease oil imports,
Vision program focuses on help- reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
ing ag, forestry and chemical in- increase recycling opportunities
dustries increase the use of crops and create new industries here in
instead of petroleum as feed- the United States,” Klein ex
stocks to produce con
sumer goods including
plastics, paint and ad
hesives. The program’s
goal is for plants to be
come the source of 10
percent of chemical
feedstocks by 2020.
“Every product we
produce from plants
increases the amount
of petroleum that is
available for other uses
and benefits the envi
ronment with renewa
bles,” said NCGA
President Lee Klein, a
farmer from Battle
Creek, Neb. “Long
term we can increase
farm income by sever
al billion dollars if we
use plants instead of
petroleum for 10 per
cent of the industrial
market.”
In addition to pro
tecting the Ag Vision
program. Secretary
Abraham included $5
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about biosecurity is relatively
easy. Doing it is difficult, but
that should not dissuade farmers
from establishing a program.
Do not be intimidated by your
inability to implement a compre
hensive program. A minimal bio
security program implemented in
increments is better than no pro
gram at all.
Livestock owners should ob
serve these guidelines at all
times, but especially when there
has been an outbreak of an infec
tious disease:
• First and foremost, use com
mon sense. Do not bring germs to
your animals and do not bring
your animals to germs.
• Post a sign at the gate or en
trance to your farm and at the
Delaware, Ohio, farmer Gary
Davis, DVM, Ph.D., - who is a
member of the NCGA’s Custom
er and Business Development
Action Team - told the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on
Foreign Operations, Export Fi
nancing and Related Programs
million in the budget for an inte
grated Bioproducts/Bioenergy
program. This will support re
search and development projects
to use plants instead of petro
leum for chemical feedstocks,
bio-based fuels such as ethanol,
and other bio-based sources of
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that your animals are important
and you are trying to prevent
disease transfer.
• Limit contact with other an
imals. Clean and disinfect your
clothes and boots following con
tact.
• Limit your visits to other
farms, and clean and disinfect
your clothes and boots following
visits.
• When buying stock, estab
lish a quarantine area on your
farm. Do chores associated with
these animals last. Clean and dis
infect your clothes and boots fol
lowing these chores, then shower.
• Do not share tools or equip
ment with other farmers. If shar
ing high-priced items is absolute
that this investment could help
alleviate human suffering.
Citing statistics showing that
two billion people worldwide suf
fer from malnutrition and vita
min deficiencies, Davis said,
“Much of this human suffering
can be alleviated in a sustainable
plained.
“Com Growers are pleased
that the Secretary recognizes the
importance that crops such as
com can play in the production
of chemical feedstocks,” he con
tinued. “And, NCGA achieved a
major victory with the preserva
tion of the Ag Vision program
and the bioenergy initiative in
the DOE budget.”
Klein said NCGA will contin
ue to work through the appropri
ations process to gain additional
funding for com in the DOE Ag
Vision program and the Biopro
ducts initiative.
For more information about
NCGA, visit www.ncga.com.
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ly necessary, thoroughly clean
and disinfect the equipment
(tires included) before they leave
your farm and before allowing
them back on your farm.
• Exercise control over visi
tors’ access to your animals.
• Install a farm gate and lock
• Wash down and disinfect all
vehicles entering the farm.
Should we have an outbreak of
FMD, clean and disinfect feed
trucks, delivery vehicles, gas
meter reader, and all other vehi
cles before allowing them on
your farm. If you drive off your
farm, disinfect your vehicle be
fore re-entering your farm.
In the event of an outbreak of
an infectious disease, all of the
manner if we were to (1) increase
U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) funding
for plant genomics and plant bio
technology research to increase
yields, enhance micronutrients in
food, and create “edible vac
cines,’ and (2) if we were to tar
get funding for the training of
scientists and plant breeders
from developing countries in bio
technology.”
“We have opportunities with
plant biotechnology to deliver
“edible vaccines’ without the
need for any of complicated han
dling procedures, without the
need for refrigeration or sterile
equipment, and we can deliver
them in a sustainable manner
through the regeneration of
plants,” Davis said. He cited an
example where plant biotechno
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above guidelines should be en
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There should be no outside con
tact and no visitors. Clean and
disinfect all incoming people and
vehicles without exception.
Some viruses can survive in
the human respiratory tract for
several days. Should there be a
disease outbreak, you should not
expose yourself to diseased ani
mals, or to people who have
worked with diseased animals,
and then care for your own ani
mals.
The disaster resulting from re
portable diseases like FMD
would be compounded if endan
gered breeds of livestock and
poultry are destroyed and their
survival further threatened. Plan
for their safekeeping today.
logy has made significant ad
vances in delivering the Hepatitis
B vaccine in corn and bananas
and the cholera vaccine in pota
toes.
This research has other bene
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crops that can endure droughts,
pests and plant diseases that can
devastate crops, leading often to
population-wide starvation. And
Davis said that the fruit of this
research is not entirely altruistic.
“When scientists solve these
problems in poor countries, they
not only help people feed them
selves and move up from pover
ty, they help ensure safe harvests
across our own country.”
The Davis testimony was also
made on behalf of the American
Farm Bureau Federation and the
American Society of Plant Physi
ologists.
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