The Farmer’s Response to Disease Outbreaks: Biosecurity, Simple Cleaning, and Disinfection Can Slow or Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Anne Lichtenwalner, DVM, Ph.D., UMaine Extension veterinarian, associate professor, and director of the Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory When viruses are transmitted between species (zoonotic diseases) they raise more of a concern than if we are dealing with well-known human viruses, such as the common cold. However, many strategies that farmers use to prevent illness in read more The Farmer’s Response to Disease Outbreaks: Biosecurity, Simple Cleaning, and Disinfection Can Slow or Stop the Spread of COVID-19