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Make Increased Biosecurity A Priority
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.)
Because of the recent terrorist at
tacks and the outbreaks of human
anthrax, our nation is on a height
ened state of security against the
threats of bioterrorism. As individu
als involved in animal industries we
must be vigilant to these threats
against our animals, our food sup
ply, and the health of our nation.
Horse owners should heighten
their awareness of the importance
of biosecurity. The possibility of a
biological attack on our food supply
needs to be considered and a de
fense must be prepared. Horse fa
cilities are considered low risk for
terrorism because horses are not
used for food or fiber.
However, horses do provide an
effective media to harbor or trans
port some foreign diseases. The abil
ity to transfer disease increases the
importance of monitoring the herd.
Many veterinarians have been
schooled in the knowledge of biolog
ical organisms and can play an im
portant role in maintaining the safe
ty of our country.
What you can do producers,
stable owners and farmers should
check their livestock regularly and
immediately report signs of unusual
disease to your veterinarian, or the
Pennsylvania Department of Agri
culture. Also, producers are asked
to report suspicious activities, in
truders or circumstances to local
police or sheriffs departments. Li
cense plate numbers and descrip
tions of trespassers should be re
corded if possible.
Signs to watch for in livestock in
clude:
•Sudden, unexplained deaths in a
herd.
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•Severe illness that affects multi
ple animals.
•Blisters around an animal’s
mouth, nose, teats, or hooves.
•Unusual ticks or maggots on the
animals.
•Central nervous system disor
ders.
When a suspicious case is report
ed, a trained foreign animal disease
diagnostician (FADD) will be dis
patched to the premises to assess
the situation, inspect the animals,
collect samples, post quarantines, if
appropriate, and take additional
steps to protect animal and human
health.
Samples from suspect animals
should NOT be submitted to the
Pennsylvania Veterinary Labora
tory or any other laboratory. Sam
ples should only be submitted by
FADD to Plum Island or NVSL.
Suspicious cases can be reported
to PDA at (717) 772-2852 from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. and after normal
working hours at (717) 772-2852, or
any other main office phone num
ber.
After hour calls will be forwarded
to a voice mailbox, and instructions
will be given for leaving an emer
gency message that will cause the
veterinarian on call to be paged.
The USDA also has a 24 hour
phone number: (800) 601-9327.
Daytime calls can be made to the
USDA Harrisburg office at (717)
782-3442.
Anyone reporting a case should
be prepared to provide a description
of the signs of disease, the species
and number of animals involved,
and the location of the animals.
John I. EnckJr., V.M.D.
Director, PDA Bureau of Animal
Health and Diagnostic Services
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of her horses, along with Jockey George Wood.
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