Cattle farmers lag behind both poultry and pork producers when it comes to protecting the nation’s beef industry from a disease outbreak. Developing a biosecurity plan can help close the gap.
In Kansas, Justin Smith, Kansas Department of Agriculture state veterinarian, estimated 2 million hogs are under a biosecurity plan — and just 1 million cattle. That may seem like a lot of cows, but with 6.5 million cattle on ranches and in feedyards, he said 1 million is “not even the tip of the iceberg.”
Smith works to…
