Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan for Continuity of Business

Danelle A Bickett-Weddle; Renée D Dewell; Charles E McIntosh

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.11.002

Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan for Continuity of Business

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2021 Mar;37(1):209-219. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.11.002.

Authors

Danelle A Bickett-Weddle¹, Renée D Dewell², Charles E McIntosh³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2176 VMPM, Ames, IA 50014, USA. Electronic address: DBWEDDLE@IASTATE.EDU.
² Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2124 VMPM, Ames, IA 50014, USA.
³ Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2160 VMPM, Ames, IA 50014, USA.

PMID: 33541700
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.11.002

Abstract

Sheep operations will be subject to movement controls during a US foot and mouth disease outbreak and should be prepared to manage animal and product movement disruptions. The voluntary Secure Sheep and Wool Supply (SSWS) Plan for Continuity of Business provides tools for the sheep industry to develop contingency plans, write enhanced, operation-specific biosecurity plans, and learn about disease surveillance opportunities and challenges. The SSWS Plan is science-based and risk-based, funded by the American Sheep Industry Association, and developed collaboratively with industry, government officials, and veterinarians at Iowa State University. For more information, visit www.securesheepwool.org.

Keywords: Biosecurity; Foot and mouth disease; Preparedness; Secure sheep and wool supply plan; Veterinarians.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry / methods*
Animal Husbandry / standards
Animals
Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
Foot-and-Mouth Disease / epidemiology
Foot-and-Mouth Disease / prevention & control*
Sheep / growth & development*
Sheep Diseases / epidemiology
Sheep Diseases / prevention & control*
Textile Industry
United States / epidemiology
Wool / growth & development*