Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension

Issues in Agriculture

Biosecurity Fact Sheets

Please feel free to download and duplicate these documents and share them with your clients, other local producers and agribusiness people, and people working in allied agricultural enterprises or professions.  

The set contains four documents: (PDF and MS Word formats)

Frequently Asked Questions (general information about FMD) (PDF)

    MS Word Version

Biosecurity Precautions for Farmers (PDF)

     MS Word Version

Biosecurity Policy For Extension County Offices, Research Stations And Campus Animal Facilities (PDF)

    MS Word Version

Resources for Information about Foot and Mouth Disease (PDF)

    MS Word Version

Vern Leibbrandt, UW-Madison Swine Specialist, has developed the following article on Foot and Mouth Disease. The article is in a PDF file format followed by a Word version.

Keep Foot and Mouth Disease out!  Do Your Part! (PDF)

MS Word Version

The information in these fact sheets was developed collaboratively by representatives of UW- Extension, UW-Madison's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and School of Veterinary Medicine, The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and US Department of Agriculture, APHIS, Veterinary Services.

These fact sheets represent a work-in-progress. Should the situation change, we will provide updated information and recommendations as quickly as possible.