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E I Mohammed Adam,E M El Zubeir Ibtisam

doi:10.5897/jvmah2014.0321

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Highlights

The term “Biosecurity” is concerned with the protection and safety of dairy cows (Cullor, 2004)
Almost all of the current studied farms were privately constructed and managed dairy farms (97.8%) compared to only two farms which were constructed by government sector capitals (Table 1)
More than 55% of the farmers have more than ten years experience in dairy farming

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The term “Biosecurity” is concerned with the protection and safety of dairy cows (Cullor, 2004). Health biosecurity is increasingly important to include in daily routines for farm management as well as veterinary practice (Anderson, 2010). Dairy farms considering expansion will have to respect sound biosecurity measures in order to maintain disease free herds and sustain maximum production. Infectious diseases can enter a herd through purchased additions or be carried onto a farm by other animal species including humans (Wallace, 2003). Strict quarantine procedures, more thorough sanitation, increased testing for pathogens and less contact between animals are important (Cullor, 2004). By identifying some of the diseases that are likely to be of greatest risk, prevention and control measures can be developed and implemented to focus on the ones that are most likely to create problems (Wallace, 2003)

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