The Government are currently running the ‘Give Disease the Boot’ campaign, which provides livestock owners and veterinarians with information on a range of diseases and how best to protect the health of their animals and the health of the farming industry.
DEFRA has produced information promoting the need for vigilance, and providing guidance about how to spot disease and prevent its introduction and spread. This is available on the DEFRA website.
Leaflets offering biosecurity advice to animal keepers are being distributed by DEFRA at the Livestock Markets Roadshow, which is touring 80 towns in England during 2008. Key messages promoting biosecurity and vigilance are also featured in publications such as Farming Link.
During exotic disease outbreaks, tighter biosecurity requirements apply, and rules are notified to the people affected by them.