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Biosecurity Information for Livestock Owners

Cleaning bootsMonitor visitors to your facility. Keep clean protective clothing and footwear available. Require visitors to wear these items and thoroughly wash their hands prior to entering a livestock facility.

Do not allow meat or animal products from FMD-infected countries to enter your facilities.

Do not feed food leftovers to your livestock.

Do not permit clothing, shoes or other articles (such as luggage, cameras, jewelry, and watches) that have been in FMD-affected countries to enter livestock facilities.

Wash hands thoroughly before and after handling animals. This is especially important between groups of animals from different facilities.

Always clean and disinfect equipment used at different facilities.